School of Science
Department of Physics
19411
19411 Climate – Climatic Variation
Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS334/
Course Content
- Climate. The climatic system and its components.
- Zonal and polar circulation.
- Dynamical equations of climate circulation.
- Climatic scales of time and space. Climatic factors.
- Planetary radiation and energy budgets.
- Greenhouse gases. Global warming potential.
- Planetary circulation and climate systems. El Niño, La Niña, ENSO.
- Climate variability and sensitivity vulnerability and resilience. Forcing and feedback mechanisms.
- Climate models, climate equations, models categories. Dynamic and statistical downscaling.
- Assessment of the impact of climate change to the natural and antropogenic environment. Εxtreme weather events.
- International framework for the protection of climate.