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Syllabus

Climate and Climate Change
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Climate change
1.2 Why to care about climate change
1.3 Climate system construction
1.4 Energy balances 
1.5 Global circulation systems
1.6 Feedback mechanisms and the carbon cycle

Observing and Measuring Anthropogenic Climate Change
2.1 Atmospheric greenhouse gas
2.2 Modern surface temperature trends
2.3 Oceans
2.4 Extreme weather
2.5 Sea ice, glaciers & global sea level
2.6 Paleoclimate evidence

Modeling the Climate System: Basics
3.1 Climate modeling
3.2 Zero-dimensional energy model
3.3 0d-EBM demonstration
3.4 Climate sensitivity

Modeling the Climate System: Advanced
4.1 1-dimensional energy balance models
4.2 Case Study
4.3 General circulation
4.4 Validating climate
4.5 Detecting climate change
4.6 Interpreting climate sensitivity

Carbon Emission Scenarios
5.1 Emissions Scenarios
5.2 Stabilizing CO2 

Applying Climate Models: Projected Changes in the Climate System
6.1 Surface temperature projections
6.2 Changes in global precipitation and drought
6.3 Atmospheric circulation changes
6.4 Melting cryosphere
6.5 Sea level projections
6.6 Tropical cyclone and hurricane projections
6.7 Extreme weather projections

Climate Change Impacts
7.1 Carbon cycle feedbacks
7.2 Coastal impacts
7.3 Ecosystems and biodiversity
7.4 Shifting food resources
7.5 Human health impacts
7.6 Security concerns
7.7 Tipping points

Our Path Forward
8.1 Geoengineering: A scientist’s perspective (1)
8.2 Geoengineering: A scientist’s perspective (2)
8.3 Emissions reductions
8.4 Conclusion