GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

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GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
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Atmosphere and Climate Change
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Modeling

• Variables
• Composition
• Oceans
• Biota
• Spatial resolution
• Vertical
• Horizontal

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Global Warming
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Figure 19.6
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Greenhouse effect

• Greenhouse glass transmits short-wave radiation
  traps long-wave
• Greenhouse gases do the same.

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The Greenhouse Effect
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Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
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Figure 19.11
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Why Long-term Climate Change?
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Why Short-term Climate Change?
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Solar Forcing
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Volcanic Forcing
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Anthropogenic Forcing
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Anthropogenic Forcing
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Potential Effects of Global Climate Change
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Consequences
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Change in Climate Patterns
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Sea Level Rise and Global Warming
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Biosphere and Global Warming
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Reducing the Impact of GW (1)
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Reducing the Impact of GW (2)
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Geologic Factors of Environmental Health
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Environmental Planning Site Selection
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Environmental Impact Analysis (1)
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Land Use Planning
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Land Use Planning Process
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Land-Use Planning Process
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Scenic Resources Viewsheds
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Environmental Law
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Geology, the Environment, and the Future (1)
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Geology, the Environment, and the Future (2)
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• Civilization exists by geological consent,
  subject to change without notice. Attributed to
  Will Durant (1926). The Story of Philosophy.

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Impact Craters
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Mass Extinction (1)
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Mass Extinction (2)
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Mass Extinction (3)
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Mass Extinction (4)
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Applied and Critical Thinking Topics