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Physics of climate processes

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Course ID:	1103-5`FPK
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.205 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0533) Physics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Physics of climate processes
Name in Polish:	Fizyka procesów klimatycznych
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Physics
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty do wyboru dla doktorantów; Physics, 2nd level; Geophysics
Course homepage:	http://www.igf.fuw.edu.pl/md/igf/lectures
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Prerequisites (description):	We assume that the student has elementary knowledge about the atmosphere and the ocean and understands basic facts about: - thermodynamics (heat, internal energy, energy balance, latent heat of phase changes, 1st and 2nd principle of thermodynamics); - hydrodynamics (advection diffusion, Navier-Stokes equation, Reynolds equations); - geophysical fluid dynamics (scales of motion, scale analysis, primitive equations, geostrophic approximation, stratification: stable, unstable, conditionally unstable); - radiative trensfer (Stefan-Boltrzmann law, Planck law, Lambert-Beer law).
Mode:	Blended learning Classroom Remote learning
Short description:	1. Basic concepts: climate system, climate processes, weather and climate anomalies 2. Energy balance of the planet. Radiative forcing. Positive and negative feedbacks in the climate system. Climate sensitivity. 3. Greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases. 4.Radiative and radiative-convective equilibrium, heat transport 5. Observational and measurement systems 6. Simple climate model 7. Radiative forcing. Aerosols 8. Clouds in the climate 9. The cryosphere and sealevel 10 Carbon and nitrogen cycles 11. Paleoclimatology 12. Climate modelling 13. Natural climate variability, attribution, perception of climate change 14. History of climate physics 15. IPCC reports
Full description:	1. Basic concepts: climate system, climate processes, weather and climate anomalies 2. Energy balance of the planet. Radiative forcing. Positive and negative feedbacks in the climate system. Climate sensitivity. 3. Greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases. 4.Radiative and radiative-convective equilibrium, heat transport 5. Observational and measurement systems 6. Simple climate model 7. Radiative forcing. Aerosols 8. Clouds in the climate 9. The cryosphere and sealevel 10 Carbon and nitrogen cycles 11. Paleoclimatology 12. Climate modelling 13. Natural climate variability, attribution, perception of climate change 14. History of climate physics 15. IPCC reports
Bibliography:	David Randall: Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate, 2012, ISBN: 9780691143750 Geoffrey K. Vallis: Climate and the Oceans, 2011, ISBN: 9780691150284 David Archer: The Global Carbon Cycle, 2010, ISBN: 9780691144146 Raymond T. Pierrehumbert: Principles of Planetary Climate, 2011, ISBN: 9780521865562 WORKING GROUP I CONTRIBUTION TO THE IPCC FIFTH ASSESSMENT REPORT CLIMATE CHANGE 2013: THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE BASIS http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1 Marcin Popkiewicz, Aleksandra Kardaś, Szymon P. Malinowski, 2018, "Nauka o klimacie"
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: 1. Basic knowledge about principal climate mechanisms, forcings and feedbacks. 2. Basic knowledge aboud climate observations, observing systems, climate monitoring and modeling. Abilities: 1. Student is able to provide scientific arguments in climate discussions/debates and distinguish between "climate myths" and basic knowledge. 2. Student is able to analyze and interpret results of geophysical/climatic measurements. Social competences. 1. Student is able to look for information in scientific periodicals and databases. 2. Student is able to ask precise questions in order to deepen his knowledge about the climate. 3. Student understands and appreciates intellectual honesty and ethics in his activities.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Final assessment will be based on tests in the course of the lecture, essay (1-3 pages, e.g. about one of the recent publications about climate in Science, Nature, e.t.c.). Attendance at lectures and tutorials is strongly encouraged, but is not compulsory.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W WYK TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 30 places more information
Coordinators:	Szymon Malinowski, Krzysztof Markowicz
Group instructors:	Krzysztof Markowicz
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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