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METEO 469: From Meteorology to Mitigation: Understanding Global Warming

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Lesson 5 - Modeling of the Climate System, part 2

The links below provide an outline of the material for this lesson. Be sure to carefully read through the entire lesson before returning to Canvas to submit your assignments.
  • Introduction
  • One-Layer Energy Balance Model
  • One-Dimensional Energy Balance Model
  • General Circulation Models
  • Validating Climate Models
  • Detecting Climate Change
  • Estimating Climate Sensitivity
  • Problem Set #4
  • Lesson 5 Summary

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Lessons

  • Welcome to METEO 469
    • Lesson 1- Introduction to Climate and Climate Change
    • Lesson 2 - Climate Observations, part 1
    • Lesson 3 - Climate Observations, part 2
    • Lesson 4 - Modeling of the Climate System, part 1
    • Lesson 5 - Modeling of the Climate System, part 2
      • Introduction
      • One-Layer Energy Balance Model
      • One-Dimensional Energy Balance Model
      • General Circulation Models
      • Validating Climate Models
      • Detecting Climate Change
      • Estimating Climate Sensitivity
      • Problem Set #4
      • Lesson 5 Summary
    • Lesson 6 - Carbon Emission Scenarios
    • Lesson 7 - Projected Climate Changes, part 1
    • Lesson 8 - Projected Climate Changes, part 2
    • Lesson 9 - Climate Change Impacts
    • Lesson 10 - Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change
    • Lesson 11 - Geoengineering
    • Lesson 12 - Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Course materials prepared by Michael Mann and Brian Gaudet, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

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