IGF


Climate Change 4030-CC

prof. dr hab. Szymon P. Malinowski

Rok akademicki: 2022/2023
Semestr: zimowy

OPIS PRZEDMIOTU

The outline of the course is as follows:

1) Climate change - why climate crisis?

2) Climate vs. weather. Climate system: components and parameters. Climate measurements and observations.

3) Energy balance of planet Earth. Solar constant, planetary albedo, greenhouse effect. Climate forcings and feedbacks.

4) Human fingerprints on climate: evidence.

5) Climate modeling: principles, verification, projections. Climate scenarios. Carbon budget.

6) IPCC assessment and special reports.

 

During first five meetings (1-6) I will provide a tutorial: 5 two-hour lectureas about physical backgrounds of climate science and global warming. Paralelly I wil provide a list of topics to be actively covered by the students, All participants will  be assigned   (accounting for their topical preferences) to working groups. The groups will prepare topical presentations, based on IPCC reports and scientific literature. The presentations will be given in the course of the next 6-7 meetings (depending on groups) and discussed by all of us.

In the final meetings we will collectively summarize the conclusions.

At the end of the course, every student will wtite an essay on the specific subject related to his/her interest within the topic of the course.

The final grade will be based on:

  • participation in the presentation (40%)
  • activity in the discussions (10%)
  • the essay (50%)

According yo this year schedule the first meeting will be on Wed, Oct. 6th
You will receive invitation to Zoom meeting by e-mail before the meeting.

REFERENCES and readings:

Our course will be based directly on IPCC reports. All relevant reports are available from: https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/

We will also refer to some key scientific papers, in most cases published in renowned journals like “Nature”, “Science”, PNAS. “Nature” and Science” publish not only scientific articles, but also discussions and commentaries which are interesting and written in plain language.

Typical press materials are not recommended.

MATERIAŁY DO ZAJĘĆ
Zajęcia / Prowadzący Typ zajęć

Szymon P. Malinowski

10 stycznia 2023 00:00

Dokumenty do zajęć:
Essay themes and rules - Informacje dla studentów
Climate-Change-2022-essay-themes.pdf

Szymon P. Malinowski

7 grudnia 2022 12:15

Dokumenty do zajęć:
IPCCReport_Presentation_Vulnerabilities_Adaptations - Prezentacja
IPCCReport_Presentation_Vulnerabilities_Adaptations.pdf
Water supply, sea level, cryosphere - Prezentacja
Water supply, sea level, cryosphere.pdf
Emision escenarios and future climate - Prezentacja
Emision escenarios and future climate.pdf
Land Use & Food in future climates - Prezentacja
Land use & food in future climates.pdf
Social crisis & migration - Prezentacja
social crisis & migration.pdf
Mitigation of climate change Achievements and Perspectives - Prezentacja
Mitigation of climate change – achievements and perspectives.pdf
Laboratorium

Szymon P. Malinowski

9 listopada 2022 12:15

CMIP, IPCC, AR6 WG1

Dokumenty do zajęć:
Wykład 05 - Prezentacja
2022-Climate-Sustainability-05.pdf
Wykład

Szymon P. Malinowski

2 listopada 2022 14:15

Dokumenty do zajęć:
Presentation themes - Informacje dla studentów
2022-Climate-Change-presentations.pdf
Laboratorium

Szymon P. Malinowski

2 listopada 2022 12:15

scientific history

Dokumenty do zajęć:
Wykład 04 - Prezentacja
2022-Climate-Sustainability-04.pdf
Wykład

Szymon P. Malinowski

26 października 2022 12:15

paleoklimatologia

Dokumenty do zajęć:
Wykład 03 - Prezentacja
2022-Climate-Sustainability-03.pdf
Wykład

Szymon P. Malinowski

12 października 2022 12:15

Energy balance. Radiative forcing. Observation systems. Climate models. Ensemble forecasting. Interpretation of numerical  forecasts.

Dokumenty do zajęć:
Wykład 02 - Prezentacja
2020-Climate-Sustainability-02.pdf
Wykład

Szymon P. Malinowski

5 października 2022 12:15

An overview of climate change problem.

Dokumenty do zajęć:
Wykład 01 - Prezentacja
2022-Climate-Sustainability-01.pdf
Wykład