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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.