GEOL 2411 Global Warming Homepage

Glacier Image
Reduction of ice coverage in Greenland (courtesy of NASA)
Flooded area in Florida (red) after 6m rise in sea level

4 credit course
Lecture: 3 credits
Projects (Lab): 1 credit (mandatory)

Instructor: Prof. Arne Winguth (awinguth@uta.edu; Ph: 272-2977)

Time & Location: GS 104 MWF 1-1:50 pm

Webpage: http://www.uta.edu/faculty/awinguth/Class/GEOL2411/index.html

Text:
1. John Houghton, Global Warming The Complete Briefing , Third Edition, Cambridge University Press, 351 pp.
2. David Archer, Global Warming Understanding The Forecast, Blackwell Publishing, 194 pp.

Course Description:
Future climate changes are among the most serious environmental problems facing the world community. This class will survey the scientific basis of global warming and the impacts of climate change on human society. The course will discuss mitigation strategies towards a more sustainable environment.

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Course Outline: (Click here to Download)

  1. Introduction
  2. Greenhouse effect
  3. Carbon cycle
  4. Modelling the climate
  5. Climates of the Past
  6. Climate prediction for 2100 and beyond
  7. Impacts of climate change
  8. Strategies to stabilize climate change
  9. Future energy and transport concepts

Grading: Lecture: Exams (2) 25%; Final Exam 40%; Lecture Quizzes(2) 5%; Projects: 8 Labs

Links:
Intergovernmental Panel of Climate
National Center for Atmospheric Research  
National Science Foundation
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Energy
Online Global Warming Models

 

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