EAPS 62000 - Aerosols, Clouds And Climate

Credit Hours: 3.00. An exploration of the complex relationships between aerosols, clouds and climate, including the so-called “direct effect” of aerosol on the radiation balance and their numerous influences upon relevant cloud properties called “indirect effects”, the impact of different cloud types upon incoming solar radiation and outgoing longwave radiation, the effects of anthropogenic aerosol and climate change on precipitation efficiency, and the representation of aerosol, clouds and cloud processes in climate models. Prerequisites: EAPS 53200 or EAPS 53300 or EAPS 63100. Typically offered in alternating years Fall Spring.

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EAPS 62000 - Aerosols, Clouds And Climate