Predicting Impacts of Environmental Change

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

This course is focused on the effects of urbanization and pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions on local, regional and global climates and the subsequent impacts on human life. Students will develop and apply simple numerical models of atmospheric processes toward solving practical problems, including applications related to land-atmosphere exchange of heat and water, air quality, and assessment of thermal comfort in urban environments. Students will learn tools for analysis of global climate model data, preparing them to work directly with the data underlying projected future climates.