Atmosphere, Ocean and Environmental Change

The seasonal cycle on Earth causes shifts in the bands of precipitation in the northern and southern hemispheres. The p... Read more

Renewable energy sources are discussed. These include wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy and geothermal energy. ... Read more

The various types of resources currently used for energy production are discussed. Energy is primarily used for heating... Read more

The material covered throughout the course is reviewed. Properties of air and water are discussed. Hydrostatic balance... Read more

Stratospheric ozone is important as protection from harmful ultraviolet solar radiation. Ozone in the stratosphere bloc... Read more

Climate sensitivity is defined as either the temperature change resulting from a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide ... Read more

There are two ozone problems in the atmosphere. Tropospheric ozone in the form of photochemical smog is sometimes dange... Read more

Several greenhouse gas emissions scenarios have been developed by the IPCC to determine possible affects on atmospheric ... Read more

The current Holocene epoch is considered to be a time period of relatively stable climate compared to earlier geological... Read more

Isotopes are used to measure past climate properties. Deuterium and oxygen 18 are the most commonly used climate proxie... Read more