The Science of Climate (ATM S 321)

ATM S 321

3 credits

Instructor(s):

• Dennis Hartmann

Location: ATG 310C

Schedule: MWF 11:30-12:20

Department: Atmospheric Sciences

Quarter: Spring

Evolution and present state of earth's climate. Emphasis on physical processes determining the climate of the earth's atmosphere and surface: radiative transfer, energy balance, hydrologic cycle, and atmospheric and oceanic energy transport. Factors controlling climate change.