CourseOutline:EAS2680ClimateandGlobalWarming

Instructor:Dr.A.T.DeGaetano Spring2016
Office: 1119Bradfield atd2@cornell.edu
TA KatieGrantkeg89@cornell.edu
Katies Office Hours Friday 12-3:45pm Snee Hall 4144, Please email first

OptionalText:AndrewDessler IntroductiontoModernClimateChange

DateTopicChapter/Section

27Jan Intro,Signsofclimatechange 1.11.5

29Jan Climatemeansvarianceandextremes 1.11.5
01Feb Computationofgloballandtemperature 2.1.1
03Feb Surface climate data inhomogenieties 2.1.1
05Feb Atmosphere/OceanCirculation/HadleyCell
08Feb Computationofglobalseasurfacetemperature 2.1.4
10Feb TheHockeyStickTreerings,corals,boreholes 2.1.62.1.7,2.2

HW1DueFeb10 PICKYOURFAVORITEWEATHERSTATION

12Feb InternalvariabilityElNino 7.4

17Feb ElectromagneticradiationUnits/Laws 3.13.5,4.2
19Feb Thesolarconstant 4.1

HW2DueFeb19 TBD

22Feb Solargeometry 4.1

24Feb CatchupReview

26Feb TENTATIVEEXAM

29Feb Onelayergreenhousemodel 4.3.1

02Mar Atmosphericcompositionabsorption 5.1,6.16.2.1
04Mar Twolayergreenhousemodel 4.3.24.3.3,4.4
07Mar Satellitetemperaturetrends 2.1.2
09Mar AnthropogenicchangesinGHG 5.4
11Mar Globalwarmingpotential/Carbonisotopes 5.65.7

HW3DueMar11 ALBEDOPAPER

14Mar Carboncyclefastexchanges/climatesensitivity 5.2,6.36.4

16Mar Oceanacidification/largereservoirs 5.3
18Mar ThermohalineCirculation
21Mar Catchup/Review
23Mar TENTATIVEEXAM

25Mar OrbitalChange 7.17.3

28Mar BREAK

04Apr Icecores
06Apr Preinstrumentglobaltemperature180
08Apr IceAgeCO2Feedbacks
11Apr ArcticSeaIceTrendsandtheNAO 2.1.3.2
13Apr Presentdayicesheetchanges 2.1.3
15Apr AtmosphericAerosols 6.2.26.2.5

HW4DueApr15 ICECOREDATASET

18Apr Volcanoesandclimate
20Apr Climatemodels
22Apr GHGscenarios 8.18.3
25Apr Climatemodelexperiments 7.57.6
27Apr Futureclimateprojections 8.48.6,9.19.3
29Apr Abruptclimatechanges 9.4

HW5DueApr29 FUTURECLIMATEOFYOURTOWN

02May Adaptation/Mitigation 11.111.2

04May Geoengineering 11.3
06May Capandtradevscarbontax 12.112.4
09May Ozonedepletion
11May Toughdecisions 14.114.5

FinalExamination TBD