Quick Overview: Motivation for understanding the earth system; How scientists understand the Earth system; Climate models. The 2012-2016 California Drought; Was this drought unusual? Is it a sign of things to come? Water in California; Water Storage; Water Conveyance; Water Impacts under Climate
Our Changing Atmosphere Lecture 01 - Detailed Overview & Context
Motivation for understanding the earth system; How scientists understand the Earth system; Climate models. The 2012-2016 California Drought; Was this drought unusual? Is it a sign of things to come? Water in California; Water Storage; Water Conveyance; Water Impacts under Climate Extreme Weather in California; extreme heat; extreme storms; extreme winds; wildfires. Environmental Justice; Climate Justice and Injustice; Climate Mitigation and Adaptation; Adaptive Capacity; Climate Vulnerability; Geoengineering.
What are climate models? History of climate models and numerical weather prediction models. Temperature and Energy; Energy balance; Planck Law; Stefan-Boltzmann Law; Black body radiation; Insolation. General Circulation and Midlatitudinal Weather; Hadley Cell; Extratropical Cyclones; Jet Streams.
