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PHYS 151 - Introduction to Climate Modeling


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3NS

This course will consider Earth’s climate as an example of a complex system that can be explored best through computational modeling. Main components affecting the climate — atmospheric composition, ice cover, global ocean and atmospheric currents, solar insolation, and carbon reservoirs and cycling — will be considered and dealt with using simple heuristic models. The emphasis will be on developing student modeling skills and intuition rather than a fully-detailed climate model. Enrollment Limit: 16.
Instructor: D. Stinebring
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: MATH 133 and any of PHYS 103, PHYS 110, CHEM 101 or CHEM 103, or consent of instructor


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