Geography 202 Lecture Notes (PDF)

Lecture Notes will try to be posted prior to the weeks class. These notes are subject to change, however.

Week 1: What is science?

• posted 13-August-2012

Week 2-3: Earth's Energy Balance and the Greenhouse Effect

• posted 23-August-2012
  • Mathematical proof of our solar constant

Week 4: Clouds, Aerosols and Dimming

• posted 4-September-2012

Week 5-6: Global Climate Observations

• posted 16-September-2012

Week 7: Climate Feedbacks

• posted 7-October-2012

Week 8: Natural Climate Variability

• posted 11-October-2012

Week 9: Carbon Cycle

• posted 16-October-2012
• Video lecture 1: Natural Global Carbon Cycle
• Video lecture 2: Anthropogenic Carbon Cycle

Week 10: Paleoclimate

• posted 24-October-2012

Week 11: Climate Modeling

• posted 24-October-2012

Week 12-13: Climate Projections and Impacts

• posted 2-November-2012
• IPCC Summary for Policy Makers: Climate Projections
• IPCC Summary for Policy Makers: Climate Impacts

Week 14: Adaptation,Mitigation, Geoengineering and Climate Sceptisms

• posted 23-November-2012
• IPCC Summary for Policy Makers: Mitigation
• Geoengineering [Climate Central]
• Illegal Geoengineering

 

 

Lecture Videos: in progress through Vimeo