Uib - Causes of Climate Change
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Causes of Climate Change at FutureLearn Overview
Causes of Climate Change
at FutureLearn
Duration | 3 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,205 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Causes of Climate Change at FutureLearn Highlights
Causes of Climate Change
at FutureLearn
- Duration 3 weeks
- Weekly study 4 hours
Causes of Climate Change at FutureLearn Course details
Causes of Climate Change
at FutureLearn
More about this course
- This free online course provides the basis for understanding the underlying physical processes governing climate variations in the past, present and future.
- On this course, you'll explore the main external forcing mechanisms such as the sun, volcanoes, and changes in greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which can contribute to changing the global energy budget and initiate climate variations.
- You'll also consider the role of internal feedback mechanisms and the energy transport in the atmosphere and ocean, in order to understand regional variations in climate.
- You'll gain an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the climate system, and be able to put the recently observed, man-made changes in climate in the context of past natural changes.
- To uncover the true causes of climate change, you'll learn with experts from The University of Bergen. They host the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, the largest center for natural science-based climate research in Scandinavia.
Causes of Climate Change at FutureLearn Curriculum
Causes of Climate Change
at FutureLearn
Radiative forcing
Introduction - who are you, what is your motivation, and how has climate already changed in your surroundings?
Natural radiative forcing
Man-made radiative forcings
Natural versus man-made radiative forcing
Climate feedbacks and heat transport
Energy balance/heat transport
Climate Feedback
Summary: Climate feedbacks and heat transport
Past changes in climate and ocean heat uptake
Records of past changes in climate
Ocean heat Uptake
Sum up week 3: Records of past changes in climate - natural changes in climate of the past
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