Atmosphere Ch. 5 Ocean circulation Ocean Circulation Ch. 5 5 Ocean stratification Simulation Midterm ENSO Impacts 6 Ocean/Atmosphere coupling Ch. 15 (306-312) ENSO- Ocean/Atmosphere coupling The Cryosphere 7 ENSO- impacts The cryosphere 8 Spring Break, no class Field Trip to LacCore Lab Ch. 8 9 Earth's carbon cycle Ch. 14 Proxies and archives Abrupt Climate Change Ch. 10; Ch. 11; Ch. 12 10 Paleoclimate Ch. 15 (289-306) Paleoclimate ED GCM 11 Midterm Ch. 16 Anthropogenic influence on climate ED GCM Ch. 6 12 Introduction to climate models Ch. 6 General Circulation Models Future climate projections- Intergovernmental Work on Websites IPCC Fourth Assessment 13 Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report (AR4) IPCC AR4 IPCC Work on Websites IPCC AR4 14 Impacts of climate change IPCC AR4 GHG/CC Remediation No Lab (classes over) IPCC AR4 15 Present Websites Final Exam
Atmosphere Ocean circulation Ch. 5 5 Ocean stratification Ocean Circulation Simulation Ch. 5 Midterm 6 Ocean/Atmosphere coupling ENSO Impacts ENSO- Ocean/Atmosphere coupling Ch. 15 (306-312) 7 ENSO- impacts The Cryosphere The cryosphere 8 Spring Break, no class 9 Earth's carbon cycle Field Trip to LacCore Lab Ch. 8 Proxies and archives Ch. 14 10 Paleoclimate Abrupt Climate Change Ch. 10; Ch. 11; Ch. 12 Paleoclimate Ch. 15 (289-306) 11 Midterm ED GCM Anthropogenic influence on climate Ch. 16 12 Introduction to climate models ED GCM Ch. 6 General Circulation Models Ch. 6 13 Future climate projections- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Work on Websites IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) IPCC IPCC AR4 14 Impacts of climate change Work on Websites IPCC AR4 GHG/CC Remediation IPCC AR4 15 Present Websites No Lab (classes over) IPCC AR4 Final Exam
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