subject

Climatology 2

lecturers

Dr. Bartholy Judit, professor, Dr. Matyasovszky István, associate professor

credits

2+1=3

period

1

curriculum

The problem and basic concepts of changing climate, natural and antropogenic sources of climate changes, perspectives of the global warming, radiative forcing of greenhouse gases, concepts and types of global climate models, tools, results and limitations of the models used for global climate change, regional characteristics of the global climate change. Introduction to paleoclimatology. Climate changes from the beginning of instrumental meteorological observations.

literature

Ernst W. G., 1994: Earth Systems: Process and Issues. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 566 p.

form of tuition

lectures, practical exercises

mode of assessment

written exam, reporting