Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER6021 : Introduction to Climate Science { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Krishna Kishore Osuri
Syllabus
Monitoring Earth’s climate system Earth’s radiation balance latitudinal and seasonal variation of insolation Concepts of Atmospheric temperature and pressure, Global atmospheric circulation and impact on regional climates Atmospheric Moisture, stability and instability cloud formation and precipitation, water balance.
Climate classification - Koppen’s and Thornthwaite’s scheme of classification Climatic regions of the world climate of India and its classification,
Air mass and characteristics, Climates dominated by air masses Fronts and frontogenesis Extra tropical cyclones
Climate Change Natural causes of climate change Anthropogenic climate change and the future Responding to climate change Climate change and public policy
Course Objectives
- To educate the student to know the cause of climate change and its impact on weather and climate parameters
Course Outcomes
Students are trained for climate change adaptation and mitigation methods
Essential Reading
- Moran J. M, Climate Studies (Introduction to climate science), American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, USA , 2010
- Critchfield H. J.:, General Climatology, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India , Fourth Edition, 1992
Supplementary Reading
- Singh C., Global warming and Climatology, Akansha publishing house, New Delhi, India , 2007
- Awasthi A, Climatology, Aph publishing corporation, India , 2012