Climate Change

3 credits · Undergraduate

The workings of the Earth's climate system are examined and then applied to help understand contemporary climate change. The role of numerical climate models is discussed with the aim of interpreting climate change predictions for the coming decades. Finally the impacts of climate change are studied with a focus on the various mitigation and adaptation strategies needed. CROSSLISTED: GEOG 2800.03, OCEA 2800.03 EXCLUSIONS: ECON2850.06, PHYC2850.06