Physics of climatic processes

Academic year: 2025/2026
Semester: summer

LECTURE DESCRIPTION

1. Basic concepts: climate system, climate processes, weather and climate anomalies

2. Energy balance of the planet. Radiative forcing. Positive and negative feedbacks in the climate system. Climate sensitivity.

3. Greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases.

4.Radiative and radiative-convective equilibrium, heat transport

5. Observational and measurement systems

6. Simple climate model

7. Radiative forcing. Aerosols

8. Clouds in the climate

9. The cryosphere and sealevel

10 Carbon and nitrogen cycles

11. Paleoclimatology

12. Climate modelling

13. Natural climate variability, attribution, perception of climate change

14. History of climate physics

15. IPCC reports

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Lecture 07

Szymon P. Malinowski

May 26, 2026, 11 a.m.

Lecture documents:
Lecture 07 - Presentation FizykaProcesowKlimatycznych-2026-07.pdf
zagadnienia na egzamin. - Information for students Pytania-egz-2026.pdf

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Lecture 06

Szymon P. Malinowski

May 21, 2026, 11 a.m.

Lecture documents:
lecture 06 - Presentation FizykaProcesowKlimatycznych-2026-06.pdf

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Lecture 05

Szymon P. Malinowski

May 12, 2026, 11 a.m.

Lecture documents:
lecture 05 - Presentation FizykaProcesowKlimatycznych-2026-05.pdf

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Simple Climate Modesls

Szymon P. Malinowski

April 28, 2026, midnight

Lab

Simple Climate Models

Szymon P. Malinowski

April 21, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

Lecture documents:
Simple Climate Models - Presentation FizykaProcesowKlimatycznych-2026-proste-modele-klimatu.pdf

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Lecture 04

Szymon P. Malinowski

April 14, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

Lecture documents:
Lecture 04 - Presentation FizykaProcesowKlimatycznych-2025-04.pdf

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Lecture 03

Szymon P. Malinowski

March 31, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

Lecture documents:
Lecture 03 - Presentation FizykaProcesowKlimatycznych-2026-03.pdf

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Lecture 02

Szymon P. Malinowski

March 24, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

Lecture documents:
Lecture02 - Presentation FizykaProcesowKlimatycznych-2026-02.pdf

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Lecture 01

Szymon P. Malinowski

March 17, 2026, 10:15 a.m.

Lecture documents:
Lecture01 - Presentation FizykaProcesowKlimatycznych-2026-01.pdf

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