Prerequisites: PHYS 002B or PHYS 02HB or PHYS 040B or PHYS 040HB; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior
Description: Introduces elemental physical components of the Earth’s climate system that include the atmosphere, the ocean, the land surface, and the cryosphere. Topics include global energy balance, atmospheric general circulation, ocean general circulation, atmosphere-ocean interaction, hydrological cycle, land surface processes, cryosphere, and natural climate variability.