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The Climate System and Climate Feedbacks - CLIM801
Global climate change is one of the important issues facing humanity in the twenty-first century; the ability to mitigate or adapt to projected climate changes depends on developing an integrated perspective on the physical, biological, biogeochemical, socio-economic and cultural factors that influence the climate system. This unit focuses on the scientific framework for understanding the mechanisms of climate change, and covers: - the physics of the climate system; - the multiple drivers of climate change; -the role of physical and biogeochemical feedbacks in the climate system; -climate change projections; and - how socio-economic, biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks could modulate future changes. It will provide students with the background to critically evaluate current understanding of the complex interactions that determine climate trajectories and the reliability of the tools used to make climate-change and climate-impact projections. The unit is taught by a team of internationally renowned experts drawn from the University's Concentration of Research Excellence (CORE) in Climate Futures.
| Credit Points: | 8 |
| When Offered: | TBD - To be determined |
| Staff Contact(s): | Professor Sandy Harrison, Associate Professor Ian Goodwin |
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Admission to MClimCh |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science |
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