NATS 101

Lecture 31

Climate and
Climate Change
Climate Overview
Koppen Climate Classification Groups
More classification detail
What is Climate CHANGE?
Determining the Past Climate
Ice Core from Vostok, Antarctica
Most Recent Ice Age
SST 18,000 years BP
Temperatures Since Last Ice Age
Climate Changes Affect Mankind
Evidence of Climate Change
Causes of Climate Change
Causes of Climate Change
Milankovitch Theory of Ice Ages
Milankovitch Theory of Ice Ages
Long-Term Climate Change
Long-Term Climate Change
Our changing climate
Slide 20
Our changing climate
Our changing climate:
Key Questions
Slide 23
Our changing climate:
Increasing CO2 concentrations
Changing CO2 concentrations
Ice Core from Vostok, Antarctica
Slide 27
Increasing CO2 concentrations
Our changing climate:
Can we predict it?
GLOBAL Energy Flow Thru Atmosphere
Global Atmo Energy Balance
Global Atmo Energy Imbalance
Change in IR Emission to Space
Change in IR Emission to Space
Change in IR Emission to Space (contŐd)
Complexity of Climate System
Closer Look at Climate System
Climate Feedback Mechanisms
Positive and Negative Feedbacks
Positive and Negative Feedbacks
Positive and Negative Feedbacks
Key Points: Climate Change
Key Points: Climate Change
Assignment for Next Lecture