This course is taught by 3 instructors in 3 parts. The first part, The Atmosphere, is taught by Prof. R. Alan Plumb. The second part, Ocean and Climate, is taught by Prof. Carl Wunsch. The third part, Ocean Chemical Cycles, is taught by Prof. Edward Boyle.
Calendar schedule.
| Lec # |
Topics |
| Part 1. The Atmosphere (4 Weeks) |
| 1 |
Climate Physics and Chemistry |
| 2 |
Radiative Transfer |
| 3 |
Moist Convection |
| 4 |
Flux of Water |
| 5 |
Heat Transport |
| Part 2. Ocean and Climate (4 Weeks) |
| 6 |
Observations and Basic Ocean Structure |
| 7 |
Fundamental Ocean Physics and Consequences |
| 8 |
What does the Wind do? |
| 9 |
Consequences of Observed Geostrophic Balance |
| 10 |
Why is there a Gulf Stream? |
| 11 |
The Modern Synthesis - a Turbulent Ocean |
| Part 3. Ocean Chemical Cycles (4 Weeks) |
| 12 |
Ozone, Chlorofluorocarbons, Nitrogen Oxides, and Dimethyl Sulfide |
| 13 |
Methane |
| 14 |
Carbon Cycle |
| 15 |
Local Short-term Gas Exchange Rates from 222Rn |
| 16 |
Alkalinity, CO2 Cycling in the Ocean |
| 17 |
CO2 and Future Climate: Clues from the Past |
| 18 |
Ice Core Evidence for Climate Change |