Module Identifier GG23310  
Module Title ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator Dr Tony Jones  
Semester Semester 2  
Course delivery Lecture   20 Hours 20 x 2 hour lectures  
  Field Work   6 Hours  
Assessment Exam   2 Hours Unseen written exam: 1 essay and compulsory multiple choice questions.   100%  
  Resit assessment   2 Hours Unseen written exam: 1 essay and compulsory multiple choice questions.   100%  

Module Outline (Lecture Themes)

Module Aims
To provide an insight into current issues of atmospheric change and human interaction with the atmosphere.

Module objectives / Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will have gained a critical understanding of 1) the current state of knowledge on the processes of atmospheric and climatic change, 2) the problems of disaggregating human and natural causes, and 3) the bases for prediction of atmospheric change and of the impacts upon human activities. Field measurement skills will also be developed.

Reading Lists
Books
Elsom, D.M.. (1992) Atmospheric Pollution. 2nd. Blackwell 0-631-17308-0
Graedel, T.E. and Crutzen, P.J.. (1995) Atmospheric Change. Freeman 0-716-75049-X
Horel, J. and Geister, J.. (1997) Global Environmental Change : An atmospheric perspective. Wiley 0-471-13073-7
Houghton, J.. (1994) Global Warming. Lion Publishing 0-745-930255
Kemp, D.D.. (1994) Global Environmental Issues. 2nd. Routledge 0-415-510310-X
Oke, T. R.. (1993) Boundary Layer Climates. Methuen 0-415-04319-0
Thompson, R.D. and Perry, A.. (1997) Applied Climatology. 0-415-14101-X
Turco, R. P.. (1997) Earth Under Siege. Oxford University Press 0-19-507287-1
Whyte, I.D.. (1995) Climatic Changes and Human Society. Arnold 0-340-58825-X