Climate change – historical perspectives; Carbon cyclone - the Global Carbon Cycle, the Ocean Carbon Cycle, the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle, Modeling the Carbon Cycle; Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases and Aerosols; Greenhouse Effect: Temp, Radiation, & Energy, Climate Sensitivity; Linking Human Dimension to Climate Change; Econometric Models and GHG Emissions Scenarios; Climate Projections; Strategies to Slow & Stabilize Climate Change; Sequestrations of Atmospheric CO2; Impacts of Climate Change; Climate change & policy options.
Text/Reference Books:
1. Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, IPCC
2. Kevin E Trenberth: Climate System Modeling, Cambridge University Press
3. Kendal McGuffie, Ann Henderson-Sellers: A Climate Modeling Premier, Wiley |