GG23310 - ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE

Module Identifier	GG23310
Module Title	ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE
Academic Year	2001/2002
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)

Atmosphere - land surface interactions

Urban impacts: radiation, aerodynamics and hydrometeorology

Planned climate modification

Implications for world health

Modelling climate change

Possible effects of global warming on water resources

Hands-on computer session : climate and air pollution

Group studies of topoclimate

Module Aims

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

Module objectives / Learning outcomes

On completion of this module students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of :-

the current state of knowledge on the processes of atmospheric and climatic change

the problems of disaggregating human and natural causes

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