Learning objectives
The course is aimed to provide, by focussing on chemical and physical processes of the main greenhouse gases and atmosphere pollutants, a solid base of knowledge on the scientific items related to global climate changes, with some brief mentions about their social and economic implications
Prerequisites
basic knowldge of chemistry, physics and geology
Course unit content
The global climate system (atmosphere and chemistry dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interactions) - greenhouse effect - main greenhouse gases and their cycles - atmospheric pollutants - the high-frequency (centennial, decadal-scale) climate changes from historical and natural archives - anthropogenic and natural climate forcings - climate changes and human history - future scenarios of global climate changes - climate risk definitio - action and policy for risk mitigation - the Kyoto protocol
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