Climate and Climate Change (ATM OCN/ENVIR ST/GEOSCI 102)
This course describes the basic climate principles governing the climate system. It describes the climate and climate variability at present, climate evolution in the past, and the projected climate change into the future. The scientific principles underlying the natural and antropogenic greenhouse effect and climate model forecasts are elucidated.
Climatological Data Analysis (ATM OCN 575)
Mathematical and statistical tools applicable to the investigation of climatological problems: nature and treatment of climatological data.
Physical Oceanography (ATM OCN 660)
Physical properties of sea water: ocean climatology, water, salt and heat budget, measurement, ocean circulation and water mass of the world ocean, thermocline, thermohaline, equatorial and southern ocean.