Course ID
035317
Course Description
Physical and chemical processes governing the climate of planets. Climate feedbacks and stability; greenhouse effect, ice-albedo feedback, cloud feedbacks. Effect of atmospheric circulation on climate. Milankovitch cycles and ice ages. Long-term atmospheric evolution; runaway greenhouse, Snowball Earth, atmospheric loss/collapse, faint young Sun problem. Interaction of climate with geology/biology. Observational signatures. Habitable zones. Application to Earth, Mars, Venus, Titan, and habitability of extrasolar planets.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No