<p>Lecture, three hours. Overview of processes that determine dynamics of Earth system and contribute to its change including global and meridional energy balance; radiative-convective equilibrium; surface processes; planetary boundary layers; global atmospheric circulation; hydrological cycle; global ocean circulation; El Niño—Southern Oscillation and other climate variability modes; paleoclimate; climate sensitivity; climate variability and change; Earth’s carbon cycle (atmosphere, ocean, land), and space physics. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

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College of Letters and Science

The department offers a broad curriculum in dynamic and synoptic meteorology, atmospheric physics and chemistry, and upper atmosphere and space physics.

General Catalog

Introduction to Dynamics of Earth System

A&O SCI 200B

4 units