PREREQUISITES:
- AOSC 200- Weather and Climate
- or
- AOSC 400- Physical Meteorology of the Atmosphere
- or permission of instructor
DESCRIPTION:
The global weather and climate system; the natural variability of the atmosphere-ocean-biosphere; carbon cycle and biogeochemistry. Potential human effects: greenhouse effects, deforestation, acid rain, ozone depletion, nuclear winter. Social, political and economic aspects of changes in global environment. Policy options.