| Sept. |
5 |
Introduction to global change |
(Stone) |
|
10 |
Tropical deforestation: observations and socioeconomic causes |
(Eltahir) |
|
12 |
Tropical deforestation: carbon cycle |
(Eltahir) |
|
17 |
Tropical deforestation: land surface hydroilogy; water and energy balance |
(Eltahir) |
|
19 |
Tropical deforestation: role of vegetation; observations from the Amazon |
(Eltahir) |
|
24 |
Tropical deforestation: atmospheric dynamics and rainfall |
(Eltahir) |
|
26 |
Tropical deforestation: impact on rainfall |
(Eltahir) |
| Oct. |
1 |
Tropical deforestation: climatology and monsoon circulations |
(Eltahir) |
|
3 |
Groundwater: sustainability of groundwater resources; observations
of depletion and pollution |
(Eltahir) |
|
8 |
Groundwater: flow of water in porous media |
(Eltahir) |
|
10 |
Groundwater: models of aquifer flow |
(Eltahir) |
|
15 |
No Class-holiday |
(Eltahir) |
|
17 |
One-hour Quiz |
|
|
22 |
Global climate: record of past changes and current trends |
(Stone) |
|
24 |
Global climate: components of the system; heat balanc |
(Stone) |
|
29 |
Global climate: radiative feedbacks |
(Stone) |
|
31 |
No Class |
|
| Nov. |
5 |
Global climate: heat balance models |
(Stone) |
|
7 |
Global climate: radiative-convective equilibrium models |
(Stone) |
|
12 |
Global climate: sensitivity of temperature to CO2 increases; role of
different feedbacks |
(Stone) |
|
14 |
Global climate: transient climate changes; sea-level changes |
(Stone) |
|
19 |
Global climate: ocean circulation and associated feedbacks |
(Stone) |
|
21 |
One-hour Quiz |
|
|
26 |
General circulation models: construction, limitations, and evaluation |
(Stone) |
|
28 |
No class-holiday |
|
| Dec. |
3 |
General circulation models: model sensitivities; projected climate
changes |
(Stone) |
|
5 |
General circulation models: impact of tropical deforestation |
(Eltahir) |
|
18 |
3-hour FINAL EXAM |
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