[Sitemap update 2005-06-20]

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Lower Atmosphere

Basics

Unit 1:
An introduction to the troposphere

 - variations with height and temperature
 - different landscapes - the horizontal extension
 - what does tropospheric air consist of?

Unit 2:
Greenhouse effect, light and the biosphere

 - light and the greenhouse effect
 - greenhouse gases and effect
 - emissions from the biosphere
 - vegetation fires

Unit 3:
Ozone and nitrogen oxides as key compounds

 - tropospheric ozone
 - nitrogen oxides - formation and importance
 - ozone smog - how is it formed?

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Unit 1:
Main oxidants and observations

 - oxidation in the atmosphere
 - night time conditions and chemistry
 - measurement techniques - spectroscopy

Unit 2:
Radiation, greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect

 - the earths radiation budget and the greenhouse effect
 - the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane
 - water vapour feedback and clouds

Unit 3:
Ozone chemistry and fire

 - why is ozone dangerous?
 - ozone abundance
 - fire chemistry and its global importance

Unit 4:
Gases in the atmosphere

- Distribution & concentration (1)
- Distribution & concentration (2)

Upper Atmosphere

Basics

Unit 1:
Understanding and observation of the mid atmosphere

 - the layers of the atmosphere
 - composition of the stratosphere
 - measurements in the stratosphere

Unit 2:
Ozone and the formation of the ozone hole

 - ozone formation
 - the ozone hole and chlorofluorocarbons

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Unit 1:
Dynamics of the stratosphere and aviation

 - dynamics of the stratosphere
 - aviation today and tomorrow

Unit 2:
Stratospheric ozone, chlorofluorocarbons, the ozone hole and its impacts

 - stratospheric ozone chemistry
 - chlorine chemistry
 - chlorofluorocarbons and HCFC's
 - ozone hole and global warming
 - stratospheric cooling

Weather

Basics

Unit 1:
Weather and Fronts

 - what is weather? definition of weather and climate
 - high pressure systems, low pressure system
 - fronts

Unit 2:
Circulation Systems

 - local circulation
 - global atmospheric circulation
 - el niño, la niña, global impacts

Unit 3:
Folklore weather forecasting

 - forecasting by sun, moon, rainbow, clouds ...
 - forecasting by plants and animals
 - long range forecasts

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Unit 1:
Floods and Thunderstorms

 - flashfloods
 - riverfloods
 - types of Thunderstorms

Unit 2:
Major wind systems

 - major wind systems, trade winds, monsoons
 - southern oscillation & el niño history
 - north atlantic oscillation

 

Unit 3:
Biometeorology

 - environment and health
 - weather and health
 - wind chill

Clouds and Particles

Basics

Unit 1:
Clouds

 - water in the atmosphere
 - formation of clouds
 - different types of clouds

Unit 2:
Particles

 - where do they come from?
 - what do they become?
 - health effect of particles

Unit 3:
Sun and Clouds

 - albedo
 - clouds and climate
 - rainbow 

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Unit 1:
What happens in clouds?

 - formation of droplets
 - cloud types
 - cloud chemistry

Unit 2:
Particles

 - characteristics of particles
 - cransformation and removal
 - particles and respiratory tract

Unit 3:
Clouds, particles and climate

 - particles and visibility
 - particles and climate
 - radiation budget

Climate in Cities

Oceans

Basics

Unit 1:
Oceans and climate

 - the special properties of water
 - ocean circulation
 - how oceans take up carbon dioxide

Unit 2:
Nutrients in the oceans

 - phytoplankton and nutrients
 - phytoplankton growth
 - eutrophication

Unit 3:
Gases from phytoplankton

 - sulphur gases
 - aerosols and climate
 - gases from seawater - 1
 - gases from seawater - 2

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Unit 1:
Oceans and climate

 - oceans and climate change
 - the North Atlantic Oscillation
 - sea level rise

Unit 2:
Oceanic nutrients - Iron

 - iron in the oceans
 - iron, dust and climate
 - iron and climate change

Unit 3:
Gases from phytoplankton

 - air-sea gas exchange
 - GAIA and CLAW

Food and Climate

Basics

Unit 1:
Plants and climate

 - plants and the environment
 - distribution of crops over the world
 - weeds, diseases and pests

Unit 2:
The climate change issue

 - climate change effects on plants
 - contribution of agriculture to greenhouse gases
 - future food production

Unit 3:
Drought in the Mediterranean

 - what is drought
 - types of drought
 - drought and fire

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Unit 1:
Past and present

 - crops
 - weeds, diseases and pests
 - history of the climate events with impact on food production

Unit 2:
Predicting the future

 - realities and uncertainties
 - from industrial development to global changes
 - case study Egypt
 - case study Spain

Unit 3:
Drought in the Mediterranean

 - relevance of drought
 - drought driving factors
 - drought management

People changing climate

Basics

Unit 1:
Man-made climate change?

 - what is happening to the climate?
 - how do we know?
 - where do the emissions come from?

Unit 2:
How will a warmer world be like?

 - example 1: Europe is flooding
 - example 2: waiting for rain in India
 - consequences for people

Unit 3:
How can we hinder man-made climate change?

 - what can you do?
 - what can the government do?
 - international cooperations

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Unit 1:
Man-made climate change?

 - changes in greenhouse-gas concentrations
 - observed changes in the Earth's climate
 - inertia of the climate system
 - feedback effects
 - abrupt changes

Unit 2:
What will a warmer world be like?

 - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
 - future emissions
 - changes in different parts of the world
 - vulnarability and adaptation

Unit 3:
How can we hinder man-made climate change?

 - more emissions despite improved technology
 - emissions trading in the EU
 - the climate convention (UNFCCC)
 - the Kyoto protocol

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