AS 216 (AUGUST Term) 3:0
Introduction to Climate System
Observed mean state of the atmosphere and oceans, equations of motion for the atmosphere and oceans, radiation, exchange of momentum, energy and water between the atmosphere and surface, global angular momentum cycle, global carbon cycle, global water cycle, energetics, entropy in climate system, climate variability. radiative forcing, climate feedbacks, climate change.
Books
J.M. Wallace and P.V. Hobbs: Atmospheric Science: An introductory survey, Academic Press
J. Peixoto and A.H. Oort, Physics of Climate, American Institute of Physics.
D. Archer, Global warming: Understanding the forecast, Blackwell Publishing
D. Harvey, Global warming: The hard science, Prentice-Hall
