PHY392H1S
Physics of Climate
Official description
This course provides an introduction to climate physics and the earth-atmosphere-ocean system. Topics include solar and terrestrial radiation; global energy balance; radiation laws; radiative transfer; atmospheric structure; convection; the meridional structure of the atmosphere; the general circulation of the atmosphere; the ocean and its circulation; and climate variability.
- Prerequisite
- PHY250H1/PHY252H1, MAT235Y1/MAT237Y1/MAT257Y1
- Co-requisite
- n.a.
- Exclusion
- PHY315H1
- Recommended preparation
- n.a.
- Textbook
-
Atmospheric Science 2nd ed. by Wallace
- Breadth requirement
- BR=5
- Distribution requirement
- DR=SCI
- course title
- PHY392H1S
- session
- winter
- year of study
- 3rd year
- time and location
-
24L: LEC0101, LEC2001: M4-6: MP137
- instructor
-