The course of study aims to provide knowledge to understand the mechanisms that determine the natural variability of the climate system and the causes of the ongoing climate change induced by the use of fossil fuels and land use change. The course aims to provide 1) in-depth knowledge of the global climate system (atmosphere-hydrosphere-cryosphere-lithosphere); 2) to provide knowledge on natural climatic variations and the causes of climate change induced by anthropogenic forcing on a short-medium term scale (from ten days to million years) from historical and geological archives; 3) provide knowledge on future scenarios of climate change globally and in Italy.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
- Fundamentals of the climate system: the earth's radiative budget, feedbacks and forcings, introduction to the climatic importance of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
- Climate variability, climate change, the Anthropocene
- The cryosphere: glaciers, permafrost, polar areas, sea ice
-The climate system and its natural and anthropogenic perturbations: Variation in the relative position of the continents, astronomical, greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions, solar activity, land surface variations, meteorite impacts
- Climate variations and sea level
- Palaeoclimate: reconstructing climate change in the past using palaeoclimate archives
- Tipping Points
- Extreme events
- Climate Models
- Shared Socio-Economic Scenarios
- Climate in the 21st century, results from models
- Impacts of Climate Change on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
- Economic costs of climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Technological innovation for a decarbonised society
Mutuazione: 20410549 CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI in Scienze per la protezione della natura e la sostenibilita' ambientale L-32 BACCOLO GIOVANNI
Programme
- History of climatology, international organisations, climate change reality and denial- Fundamentals of the climate system: the earth's radiative budget, feedbacks and forcings, introduction to the climatic importance of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
- Climate variability, climate change, the Anthropocene
- The cryosphere: glaciers, permafrost, polar areas, sea ice
-The climate system and its natural and anthropogenic perturbations: Variation in the relative position of the continents, astronomical, greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions, solar activity, land surface variations, meteorite impacts
- Climate variations and sea level
- Palaeoclimate: reconstructing climate change in the past using palaeoclimate archives
- Tipping Points
- Extreme events
- Climate Models
- Shared Socio-Economic Scenarios
- Climate in the 21st century, results from models
- Impacts of Climate Change on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
- Economic costs of climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Technological innovation for a decarbonised society
Core Documentation
Pdf and copies of recent specialistic scientific publications given by the teacher, slides used during lessons will be also provided.Attendance
In order to take the examination, students must attend at least 70% of the lectures. Attendance is recorded through regular roll-calls by the lecturer. Should students have problems attending lectures, the teacher is always available to find a solution together.Type of evaluation
The examination consists in an evaluation interview in order to assess the student acquired knowledge of the topics discussed during the lessons. teacher profile teaching materials
- Fundamentals of the climate system: the earth's radiative budget, feedbacks and forcings, introduction to the climatic importance of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
- Climate variability, climate change, the Anthropocene
- The cryosphere: glaciers, permafrost, polar areas, sea ice
-The climate system and its natural and anthropogenic perturbations: Variation in the relative position of the continents, astronomical, greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions, solar activity, land surface variations, meteorite impacts
- Climate variations and sea level
- Palaeoclimate: reconstructing climate change in the past using palaeoclimate archives
- Tipping Points
- Extreme events
- Climate Models
- Shared Socio-Economic Scenarios
- Climate in the 21st century, results from models
- Impacts of Climate Change on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
- Economic costs of climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Technological innovation for a decarbonised society
Mutuazione: 20410549 CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI in Scienze per la protezione della natura e la sostenibilita' ambientale L-32 BACCOLO GIOVANNI
Programme
- History of climatology, international organisations, climate change reality and denial- Fundamentals of the climate system: the earth's radiative budget, feedbacks and forcings, introduction to the climatic importance of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
- Climate variability, climate change, the Anthropocene
- The cryosphere: glaciers, permafrost, polar areas, sea ice
-The climate system and its natural and anthropogenic perturbations: Variation in the relative position of the continents, astronomical, greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions, solar activity, land surface variations, meteorite impacts
- Climate variations and sea level
- Palaeoclimate: reconstructing climate change in the past using palaeoclimate archives
- Tipping Points
- Extreme events
- Climate Models
- Shared Socio-Economic Scenarios
- Climate in the 21st century, results from models
- Impacts of Climate Change on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
- Economic costs of climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Technological innovation for a decarbonised society
Core Documentation
Pdf and copies of recent specialistic scientific publications given by the teacher, slides used during lessons will be also provided.Attendance
In order to take the examination, students must attend at least 70% of the lectures. Attendance is recorded through regular roll-calls by the lecturer. Should students have problems attending lectures, the teacher is always available to find a solution together.Type of evaluation
The examination consists in an evaluation interview in order to assess the student acquired knowledge of the topics discussed during the lessons. teacher profile teaching materials
- Fundamentals of the climate system: the earth's radiative budget, feedbacks and forcings, introduction to the climatic importance of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
- Climate variability, climate change, the Anthropocene
- The cryosphere: glaciers, permafrost, polar areas, sea ice
-The climate system and its natural and anthropogenic perturbations: Variation in the relative position of the continents, astronomical, greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions, solar activity, land surface variations, meteorite impacts
- Climate variations and sea level
- Palaeoclimate: reconstructing climate change in the past using palaeoclimate archives
- Tipping Points
- Extreme events
- Climate Models
- Shared Socio-Economic Scenarios
- Climate in the 21st century, results from models
- Impacts of Climate Change on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
- Economic costs of climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Technological innovation for a decarbonised society
Mutuazione: 20410549 CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI in Scienze per la protezione della natura e la sostenibilita' ambientale L-32 BACCOLO GIOVANNI
Programme
- History of climatology, international organisations, climate change reality and denial- Fundamentals of the climate system: the earth's radiative budget, feedbacks and forcings, introduction to the climatic importance of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
- Climate variability, climate change, the Anthropocene
- The cryosphere: glaciers, permafrost, polar areas, sea ice
-The climate system and its natural and anthropogenic perturbations: Variation in the relative position of the continents, astronomical, greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions, solar activity, land surface variations, meteorite impacts
- Climate variations and sea level
- Palaeoclimate: reconstructing climate change in the past using palaeoclimate archives
- Tipping Points
- Extreme events
- Climate Models
- Shared Socio-Economic Scenarios
- Climate in the 21st century, results from models
- Impacts of Climate Change on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
- Economic costs of climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Technological innovation for a decarbonised society
Core Documentation
Pdf and copies of recent specialistic scientific publications given by the teacher, slides used during lessons will be also provided.Attendance
In order to take the examination, students must attend at least 70% of the lectures. Attendance is recorded through regular roll-calls by the lecturer. Should students have problems attending lectures, the teacher is always available to find a solution together.Type of evaluation
The examination consists in an evaluation interview in order to assess the student acquired knowledge of the topics discussed during the lessons. teacher profile teaching materials
- Fundamentals of the climate system: the earth's radiative budget, feedbacks and forcings, introduction to the climatic importance of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
- Climate variability, climate change, the Anthropocene
- The cryosphere: glaciers, permafrost, polar areas, sea ice
-The climate system and its natural and anthropogenic perturbations: Variation in the relative position of the continents, astronomical, greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions, solar activity, land surface variations, meteorite impacts
- Climate variations and sea level
- Palaeoclimate: reconstructing climate change in the past using palaeoclimate archives
- Tipping Points
- Extreme events
- Climate Models
- Shared Socio-Economic Scenarios
- Climate in the 21st century, results from models
- Impacts of Climate Change on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
- Economic costs of climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Technological innovation for a decarbonised society
Mutuazione: 20410549 CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI in Scienze per la protezione della natura e la sostenibilita' ambientale L-32 BACCOLO GIOVANNI
Programme
- History of climatology, international organisations, climate change reality and denial- Fundamentals of the climate system: the earth's radiative budget, feedbacks and forcings, introduction to the climatic importance of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
- Climate variability, climate change, the Anthropocene
- The cryosphere: glaciers, permafrost, polar areas, sea ice
-The climate system and its natural and anthropogenic perturbations: Variation in the relative position of the continents, astronomical, greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions, solar activity, land surface variations, meteorite impacts
- Climate variations and sea level
- Palaeoclimate: reconstructing climate change in the past using palaeoclimate archives
- Tipping Points
- Extreme events
- Climate Models
- Shared Socio-Economic Scenarios
- Climate in the 21st century, results from models
- Impacts of Climate Change on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
- Economic costs of climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Technological innovation for a decarbonised society
Core Documentation
Pdf and copies of recent specialistic scientific publications given by the teacher, slides used during lessons will be also provided.Attendance
In order to take the examination, students must attend at least 70% of the lectures. Attendance is recorded through regular roll-calls by the lecturer. Should students have problems attending lectures, the teacher is always available to find a solution together.Type of evaluation
The examination consists in an evaluation interview in order to assess the student acquired knowledge of the topics discussed during the lessons.