Session: 1 or more class periods
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Concept
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Reading
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Assignment: exact due date decided in class.
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1
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Overview of Course, Intro to the IPCC
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*WG1AR5_Chapter01_FINAL : p 121-125 (Chapter 1);
JH: Chap.1
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2
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Surface Air Temperature, Global Average
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* WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL: p 3-8 (SPM)
JH: p 70-79
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3
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Surface Air Temperature, Ocean Temperature, station data
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IPCC ... ar5/wg1/: Figs. 1.12, 2.24, & FAQ 2.1, 3.1
JH: end p 124 to beg p 128
OTHER: “BEST Temperature Record” (MyJCU)
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4
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Atmospheric Composition, Greenhouse Gases, CO2concentration
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* WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL: p 11-12 (SPM)
JH: p 34-49
OTHER:online <NOAA greenhouse gas index> and <NOAA trends atmosphere carbon dioxide>
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Temperature, exercise with gistemp or BEST
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5
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Earth’s Energy Balance, Radiative Forcing, EM Spectrum, Albedo
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* WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL: p 13-14 (SPM)
IPCC ... ar5/wg1/: FAQ 5.1
JH: p 63-64
OTHER: “Climate Forcings Industrial Era” (MyJCU)
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6
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Aerosols : Natural and Anthropogenic
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IPCC ... ar5/wg1/: FAQ 7.2, Table 7.2
JH: p end 57-62+
OTHER: see http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Aerosols/printall.php
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7
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Carbon and CO2, Emissions vs. Concentration, Sources and Sink in the Biogeochemical Cycle
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IPCC ... ar5/wg1/: Fig. 6.1, 6.8, and Table 6.1—and the related text, also FAQ 6.2 and BOX 6.1
OTHER: use the U.S. NOAA CarbonTracker < www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/carbontracker/faq.html> and its Mauna Loa CO2 data < http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/index.html>
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8
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Greenhouse theory, electromag. spectrum
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JH: Chap. 2
OTHER: Greenhouse_Effect_from_Mitchel.pptx (MyJCU)
EXTRA: “The Discovery of Global Warming, the Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Effect” by Spencer Weart, at http://www.aip.org/history/climate/co2.htm , and the EM spectrum at http://missionscience.nasa.gov/ems/01_intro.html
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Carbon Cycle Questions
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9
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Methane and Review Questions
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IPCC ... ar5/wg1/: Fig. 6.2—and the related text
JH: relevant parts of Chap.3
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10
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MIDTERM
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11
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Introduction to ClimateImpacts
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IPCC ... ar5/wg2/**: Parts A, B and Supplementary Material of the WG2 “Summary for Policy Makers.”
Atlas: Glaciers, Extremes (p.24-27)JH: p Chap 7
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12
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Climate Impact: Less Arctic Sea Ice
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“Artic Sea Ice News” at the US NSIDC: http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
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13
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Climate Impacts: Hydrological Cycle, Tropical Cyclones
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IPCC ... ar5/wg2/**: Parts A, B and Supplementary Material
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14
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Climate Impacts: Sea Level Rise, the Uncertainty
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IPCC ... ar5/wg1/: FAQ 13.1 and 13.2
OTHER: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2013/11/sea-level-rise-what-the-experts-expect/ and http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth20121119.html
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15
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Climate Mitigation: the UNFCCC, Kyoto, Copenhagen, Lima
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OTHER: Kyoto and Lima articles (Folder, MyJCU)
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16
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Climate Mitigation: Ocean, Hydropower, Wind Power, Solar Power
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Ren21 global status report, summary findings, at http://www.ren21.net/ren21activities/globalstatusreport.aspx
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Climate Mitigation Short Paper
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17
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Climate Mitigation: Fuel Efficiency and Future Climate Change: scenarios
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<IPCC Scenarios> excerpted from IPCC web site (this is heavy reading, we will concentrate on a few key figures)
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