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Geosciences for Climate Change

Αναλυτικά, η δομή του προγράμματος μαθημάτων έχει ως ακολούθως:

(Course code: ENVE_512)

Semester:  Α Teaching Units: – ECTS: 6 Type: Obligatory
Level:  Postgraduate  Direction: OMEKA Tutor: Christos Matsoukas

This course is addressed primarily at natural scientists and engineers, and aims to offer in depth unserstaning and knowledge on the causes of climate change and our species’ chances of mitigating it and/or adapting to it. During the course, learners are expected to develope research skills, to analyze existing data and to apply their knowledge to current problems, in an autonomous way.

At the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Possess specialized knowledge of the complexity of the climate system
  • Understand the causes of past climate change on a multidisciplinary basis
  • Know and describe the natural and man-made effects on the climate system, on various time scales
  • Analyze the modern techniques for modeling and predicting climate change
  • Assess  in a critical way the evolution of predicted climate change
Topics covered in the course:
  1. Introduction, in situ and remote sensing climate observations. Quantification of observed changes.
  2. Reconstructions of paleoclimate. Proxy methods and Milankovitch theory.
  3. Planetary radiation energy balance. Greenhouse effect.
  4. Heat fluxes. General circulation of the atmosphere and the ocean conveyor belt.
  5. Climate response to forcing agents. Stefan-Boltzmann, ice-albedo, cloud, and water vapor feedbacks. Climate sensitivity
  6. Natural modes and quasi-periodic oscillations, e.g. ENSO, NAO. Chaotic behavior.
  7. Carbon cycle and planetary budget. Capture and sequestration.
  8. Greenhouse gases and solar flux as forcing agents. Sources and sinks of greenhouse gases.
  9. Aerosols and climate. Direct and indirect effects on radiation.
  10. Climate models and future projections. Evaluation of model performance.
Lectures (hours/week) 2
Seminara-Labs (hours/week)  –
Other activities:
Course evaluation:
  • Multiple choice quizzes(40%)
  •   Short-answer questions (20%)
  •   Written reports (40%)
Tutor’s notes Available throught the course’s online platform
Suggested textbooks: –
Further readings:
  1. Dessler A. E., (2021), Introduction to modern climate change (3rd), Cambridge University Press
  2. Houghton J. (2015), Global warming: The complete briefing, 5th edition, Cambridge University Press
  3. Taylor, F. W., (2005), Elementary climate physics, Oxford University Press
  4. Burroughs, William James, (2007), Climate change : a multidisciplinary approach, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press
Internet sources: Research journals:

  • Nature Climate Change
  • Nature Geosciences
  • Journal of Geophysical Research
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Climates Past