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IAP 2010 Activities by Sponsor

Center for Global Change Science

Climate Science I: Paleoclimate to the Present
Kat Potter and Tim Cronin
Tue Jan 12, 02-04:00pm, E51-149

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

This talk will cover paleoclimates: variations in the climate over longer time periods from millions of years to the recent past, and the history and development of climate science. The event is open to everyone and no advance sign-up is required. It stands alone from Session II.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change

Climate Science II: Introduction to Climate Modeling
Marty Singh and Dan Chavas
Thu Jan 14, 02-04:00pm, E51-149

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

The second session will cover an introduction to climate modeling, followed by a discussion of recent observations, climate projections (IPCC), attribution of climate change to the various forcings in the atmosphere, and impacts of climate change, both currently observed and predicted in the future. The event is open to everyone and no advance sign-up is required. It stands alone from Session I.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change


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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Last update: 19 August 2010