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ATOC 531. Dynamics of Current Climates.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A detailed overview of the climate and the global energy balance. Topics typically include: energy balance at top of the atmosphere and at the surface, poleward energy flux, the role of clouds, climate and atmospheric/oceanic general circulations, natural variability of the climate system, evolution of climate and climate change.
  • Fall
  • 3 hours lecture
  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): MATH 315 or permission of instructor
  • Corequisite (Undergraduate): ATOC 312 or ATOC 512 or permission of instructor

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