Course syllabus
Welcome to GVN460 Climate change in an Earth System perspective, 7.5 credits, Autumn 2020
The lectures will be given online via Zoom!!!
For the time of the schedule Zoom meetings, please look under the section"Zoom" here on Canvas. (Class times under "Course Schedule" and "TimeEdit" are not correct!!!)
Course content
The course explores how the Earth system works and how it affects the global climate. The course begins with an introduction of the Earth system and its spheres and how they interact. Special focus will then be placed on the climate system and its ongoing and expected changes, meteorological processes, the weather, and how the ecosystem is linked to the climate system.
More info about the course (as entry requirements, learning outcomes, form of teaching, assessment/grades, etc.) can be found in the course syllabus.
Literature
The main course book is:
Lutgens F. K., E. J. Tarbuck, and D. G. Tasa. The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology. Pearson Prentice Hall
There are different editions available. You can choose one of them, the contents are almost the same.
Few copies of the book (even the latest 14th edition) can be found at the Biomedical library (Biomedicinska biblioteket).
Contacts:
Course leader: Deliang Chen, Department of Earth Sciences, 4th floor, room 4.043
Course assistant: Lorenzo Minola, Department of Earth Sciences, 4th floor, room 4.050
Course administrator: Eugenia Andersson , Department of Earth Sciences, 4th floor, room 4.073
Study counsellor: Emily Whitehurst Zack, Department of Earth Sciences, 4th floor, room 4.074
More Information
Additional information for students concerning for example pedagogical support or student health is found on Student Portal
Course summary:
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