ESC 809
Climate Change Processes, history and Contemporary issues ( 2 units)
An overview of Paleo-climatology; Atmospheric components , structure and the general circulation of the atmosphere; History of climate, natural and anthropogenic greenhouse gases, global warming, climate variability and change; Formation of ozone and interaction with UV radiation; Tropospheric photo-chemistry (NOx, VOCs, formation of tropospheric ozone and impacts on radiation balance/ budget quantities on the earth and atmosphere systems); Causes of climate change (Natural and anthropogenic/human activities); Factors inuencing climate change including interactions within the atmosphere, ocean, solid earth and biosphere; Stability and sensitivity of climate system, global warming, ozone depletion, and other human inuences; Green house effects, remediation techniques, air pollution consequences of global warming, acid rain and acidication; Evidences of climate change.