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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.
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: M3-5 Students/TAs: Room information available on ACORN (https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/) Instructors: Room information available in the LSM Portal (https://lsm.utoronto.ca/lsm_portal)
instructor