Climatology
Climate change: the physical basis
Concepts to cover
- Greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, CFCs, ozone) as absorbers of long-wave radiation; global warming
- Natural causes: volcanism, Milankovitch orbital cycles, solar variability, continental drift
- Evidence of past climate: ice cores, glacial and interglacial periods, historical records
- Aerosols, clouds and feedbacks in the climate system