Kursöversikt

Welcome to the course GVN460 Climate Change in an Earth System perspective, 7.5 credits, Autumn 2023

Course content

The course explores how the Earth system works and how it affects the global climate. The course begins with an introduction of the Earth system and its spheres and how they interact. Special focus will then be placed on the climate system and its ongoing and expected changes, meteorological processes, the weather, and how the ecosystem is linked to the climate system.

IMPORTANT! The first three classes during the first week (28 Aug. - 1 Sep.) will be held online only via Zoom and the first exercise session is moved to 4 September. Due to the moving to Natrium and visa issues for some students, we have decided to switch the first three classes from in-person to online classes.

Zoom link: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/63694301833?pwd=bGJZaitaTWNONFZUSUwzRmFFRHJxdz09

The schedule is preliminary up to two weeks before the start of the course.

Schedule

More info about the course (as entry requirements, learning outcomes, form of teaching, assessment/grades, etc.) can be found in the course syllabus:

Course Syllabus

Reading list

Literature

The main course book is:

Lutgens F. K., E. J. Tarbuck, and D. G. Tasa. The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology. Pearson Prentice Hall

There are different editions available. You can choose one of them, the contents are almost the same.

A few copies of the book (even the latest 14th edition) can be found at the Biomedical library (Biomedicinska biblioteket).

Contacts:

Course leader: Deliang Chen, Department of Earth Sciences

Course assistant: Hui-Wen Lai, Department of Earth Sciences

For administrative inquiries, please contact: studentadmin@gvc.gu.se

Study counsellor: svl@gvc.gu.se 

More Information

Additional information for students concerning for example pedagogical support or student health is found on Student Portal.