Course schedule
GVN460: Climate Change in an Earth System Perspective, 2015
7.5 higher education credits
Update: 2015-09-23
date
day
time
Lec. Room
10-01
Thu
10.15- DC Vatten
12.00
10-01
Thu
13.15- DC Vatten
15.00
Introduction and roll call
Introduction to Earth System Science
Overview of the Earth’s atmosphere and
Meteorology/climatology
Energy and temperatures, The controls of
temperature, changes in temperature.
12.00
Atmospheric moisture and clouds, Water in
the atmosphere. Changes in the hydrological cycle.
10-02 Fri
13.15- DC Nordsjö
15.00
Precipitation, Precipitation processes, Precipitation
types, Changes in precipitation.
10-06 Tue
15.15- DC Nordsjö
17.00
Weather, Air masses. Fronts. Development of
cyclones and anticyclones, extreme climate changes.
10-07 Wed
09.15- DC
11.00
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-
10-12
Mon 10.15- HL
12.00
10-12
Mon 13.1515.00
HL
Vatten
10-13
Tue
10.1512.00
HL
Atlanten
10-13
Tue
13.00 - AS
16.00
-
-
-
-
10-15 Thu
10.1512.00
RP
Mark
Introduction to Mini project and Overview of
environmental issues related to atmospheric science.
10-16 Fri
10.1512.00
RP
Norsjö
Tropospheric ozone, Formation of ozone in the
atmosphere and Stratospheric ozone, Stratospheric ozone depletion and the ozone h
10-19 Mon
10.1512.00
RP
Norsjö
10-20 Tue
10.1512.00
RP
Vatten
Greenhouse effect, General knowledge on the
greenhouse effect. What are the major factors and
how can we abate it?
Black Carbon and its impact on climate
10-20 Tue
13.15-
RP
Nordsjö
10-02
Fri
10.15- DC
16.00
-
Nordsjö
Subject
Nordsjö
-
Vatten
Tethys
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The atmosphere circulation and winds, Atmospheric
pressure. General circulation of the atmosphere. Teleconnections.
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The importance of reconstructing past climate,
and how it is done.
Climate change during the last 2000 years: proxies
vs. models and potential drivers
Climate change and society in a long-term
perspective
Exercise
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Measurements techniques, Typical instrumentation
for air quality monitoring.
Course schedule
10-21 Wed
10.1512.00
RP
Nordsjö
Mini project Seminar
10-21
10-22 Wed
Thur
13.1510.1516.00
12.00
RP
JU
Vatten
Vatten
Mini
project Seminar
Vegetation
feedbacks on climate
10-23 Fri
10.1512.00
TR
Nordsjö
Soil feedbacks on climate
10-26 Mon
9.00-
NN
Nordsjö
Modelling exercise
15.00
10-27 Tue
Free studies (students prepare for seminar and
post questions on GUL by 14:00)
9:0014:00
10-28 Wed
9.1510.30
Nordsjö
TR
10.45- JU
12:00
11-02 Mon
09.00 -
Seminar organized by students
Discussion with teachers
???
Examination
12.00
12-12
09.00-
Omtenta 1 (second chance for examination)
12.00
07-07
2016
09.0012.00
Omtenta 2 (third chance for examination)
Lecturers involved:
DC=Deliang Chen (course leader), Geo, phone: 031-7864813, deliang@gvc.gu.se
HL=Hans Linderholm, Geo, phone: 031-7862887, hansl@gvc.gu.se
TR=Tobias Rütting, Geo, phone: 031-7862887, tobias.rutting@gvc.gu.se
JU=Johan Uddling Fredin, BioEnv, phone: 031-786????, johan.uddling@bioenv.gu.se
RP= Ravikant Pathak, KMB, phone: 031-7869095, ravikant@chem.gu.se;
ravikantpathak@gmail.com
Course assistant:
AJ=Andrea Seim, Geo, phone: 031-7862938, andrea.seim@gvc.gu.se