GEOG 520: Climatology


"climate is the statistical expression of weather"


above: annual animation of monthly average near surface air temperature.

Course Description and Goals

This course is designed to provide an introduction to Climatology, the study of the average state of the weather on our planet. Emphasis is made on energy budgets, regional climates, climate change, and past and future climates.

Course Basics

Meeting time/place: M W F, 1030 AM - 1218 PM, Derby Hall Rm. 1080

Textbook: Oliver J.E. and J.J. Hidore, 2002: Climatology: An Atmospheric Science, 2nd Ed. Prentice Hall, 410 pp. ISBN: 0130922056

Course Details

Syllabus

Schedule

Research Articles of Interest

Science article on CO2 stabilization wedges
IPCC 2007 Summary for Policy Makers

Links

NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, includes pages on atmospheric monitoring, e.g. CO2, CH4

Land use and Climate 

Climate Science's blog RealClimate.org

Department of Geography, University of Oregon Global Climate Data Animations

Last edited: 14 Oct., 2009