12.301 / 12.842 Past and Present Climate (12.301) / Climate Physics and Chemistry (12.842), Fall 2005
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Author(s) • •
Wunsch, Carl
Boyle, Edward A.
Plumb, R. Alan, 1948-
Alternative Title
Past and Present Climate (12.301) / Climate Physics and Chemistry (12.842)
Date Issued
December 2005
Abstract
Meets with graduate subject 12.840, but assignments differ. See description under subject 12.840. From the course home page: Course Description This course introduces students to climate studies, including beginnings of the solar system, time scales, and climate in human history.
Subjects
climate
climate change
proxies
ice cores
primordial atmosphere
ozone chemistry
carbon and oxygen cycles
heat and water budgets
aerosols
water vapor
clouds
ocean circulation
orbital variations
volcanism
plate tectonics
solar system
solar variability
climate model
energy balance
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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