ESCI 4335

Climate and Climate Variability

(3:0) Course intended to guide environmental science majors in developing a conceptual understanding of Earths global climate and its variability. Review of past climates, present mean state of the climate system, climate variability from seasonal to multidecadal time scales, and climate change. Special attention given to climates of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and surrounding land regions. Plausible climate-change scenarios, as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies are also discussed

Units: 3.0