AOSS Courses

AOSS 473  —  Climate Physics

• Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing in science or engineering (3 credits)

  Introduction to physical mechanisms that determine climate, including relevant atmospheric, hydrologic, cryospheric, solar/orbital, volcanic, and human processes. Discusses qualitative and descriptive techniques to understand how radiative, thermodynamic, and dynamic processes distribute energy throughout the Earth System, drive climate feedbacks and determine the sensitivity of Earth's climate to external perturbations.