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Global Climate Changes –Spring 2013 1. Course Information: Instructor: Professor Menglin Susan Jin Department: Department for Meteorology College of Science, San Jose State University. Spring 2013 Course Title: Course Code: Section: Class Hours & Location: Office Hours: Office Location: Class Meeting Dates Office Phone: Class webpage E-mail: Preferred Contact: (Either through email or Phone) Department Fax: Global Climate Changes METR112-04 (23258) section 4 TTH 13:30 PM - 2:45 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM -12:00 PM TH 12:30-1:20 PM Duncan Hall 613 1/23/2013 - 5/23/2013 408-924-7371 http://www.met.sjsu.edu/~jin/ [email protected] Email 408.924.5191 In addition to the posted office hours, I am also available to meet with by email. Additional office hours may be scheduled through email. 2. Course Description: a. Course Overview and Description: Formation and major physical processes of the atmosphere. Climate changes in the Earth's past. Interactions between climate and life. Anthropogenic climate change. b. Prerequisites: Completion of core GE, satisfaction of Writing Skills Test and upper division standing. For students who begin continuous enrollment at a CCC or a CSU in Fall 2005 or later, completion of a 100W course is required. c. Recommended reading materials: There is no required text book. However, I strongly recommend you read the following book to help you to fully understand class material: “Understanding Weather & Climate” by Edward Aguado and James E. Burt (Third Edition) 1 d. Other Reading materials: Other articles will be assigned via the internet class webpage (http://www.met.sjsu.edu/~jin/METR112spring.htm ) e. Student learning objectives for the course: The student will be able to: 1. articulate a basic understanding of the theory and facts of climate change 2. describe the key physical processes in climate system, 3. understand the concepts of climate change, explain the importance of human effects on the natural climate system, 4. explain various arguments in climate change study 5. write total 3000 scientific essay on climate change topic during the semester (this can be split into a few small writing assignments) 3. Grades Course Requirements Homework Midterm Class Participation Final Exam Research Group Project Total % of Grade 20 20 5 35 20 100 Points 100 100 100 100 100 500 Homework: At least 8-10 homework assignments will be given during the semester. Homework will be assigned in class. Each homework is equally weighted for final grade. Turn in homework online by using D2L (http://www.sjsu.edu/ecampus/ ). For late homework, see policy c below. Start on the homework assignments early and come see me if you are stuck. If you start on it early, it is not that hard. Do not wait until the last minute. Research Group Project Students will form research groups with 4 to 6 members to discuss one research topic on climate change. The topic will be decided during the first part of course, with guidance from the professor. A 15-minute oral presentation will be given to the class by each group near the end of the semester. One 8-10 page writing paper is needed. Exams: No makeup exams will be given. If one exam is missed, then a zero will be given. If you must miss an exam, see me in advance to possibly take it early. The format of the exams will be similar to the homework and will consist mainly of multiple-choice problems or short answer questions. Obviously, cheating on the exam will not be tolerated and will result in a zero for that exam. 2 Class Participation: While class participation is graded as 5%, you are expected to be prepared for class and to take active part in the class discussions. Use the class time to get your questions answered on the homework or concepts that you did not understand. a. Grading information: Grading Percentage Breakdown 93% and above A 92% - 90% A- 89% - 88% B+ 87% - 83% B 82% - 80% B- 79% - 78% C+ 77% - 73% C 72% - 70% C- 69% - 68% D+ 67% - 63% D 62% - 60% D- below 60% F b. Extra credit options, if available: Some extra credit assignments will be given during the semester. c. Penalty (if any) for late or missed work: Late work will be penalized 10% per day or part of a day late for any project. 4. Met112 List of Topics This class is designed to cover the following materials and to provide the students a well balanced view on climate change. Part 1: Climate System Greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect Earth’s energy balance Atmospheric circulation and climate Clouds, aerosols, and rainfall History of past climates The Carbon Cycle and Ozone 3 ENSO Part 2: Climate Change: Anthropogenic Forcing History of humans and their interactions with the atmosphere Anthropogenic greenhouse gases Carbon dioxide and energy use Urbanization Effects Part 3: Climate Change in the Future Climate models Uncertainty and reality of climate model simulation Climate feedback Future predictions and scenarios Sustainability and global economics The lecture schedule indicates the intended scope and timing of materials presented in the course. It is likely that we will deviate from this schedule over the semester. Day week 1/24 1/29 th t Lecture time Lecture 1 2 1/31 2/5 th t 3 4 2/7 th 5 2/12 t 6 2/14 2/19 th t 7 8 2/21 2/26 th t 9 10 2/28 th 11 3/5 t 12 3/7 3/12 3/14 3/19 th t th t 13 14 15 16 Lecture Title Introduction Change Observed Energy Balance Energy balancealbedo Earth Hydrology Cycle Earth Hydrology Cycle-clouds Clouds Video: Inconvenience Truth Urban System Urban system (2) Mid-term review, research project Ozone Hole and Human Connection (1) Mid-term Ozone Hole (2) Carbon Cycle Future Impacts Comment Due HW1 2/4 Last day to drop HW2 2/11 Last day to add HW3 HW4 HW5 4 3/21 th 17 3/26 t 18 from IPCC 5-min project presentation No class 3/28 th 19 No class 4/2 4/4 t th 20 21 4/9 t 22 4/11 th 4/16 t 4/18 4/23 th t 4/25 th 4/30 t 5/2 th 5/7 t 5/9 th Natural Forcing Climate Feedback Climate Modeling Urban Extreme Rainfall SnowBall Ice Video TBD Lecture on Policy Climate Change and Human Health Final Exam Review Student Research Presentation Student Research Presentation Student Research Presentation Final Exam time: Tuesday May 21, 12:1514:30 5/15-5/21 Final Exam Week Spring recess Spring Recess HW6, HW7 HW8 HW9 5/13 last day of class 5. University, College, or Department Policy Information: a) Academic integrity statement (from Office of Judicial Affairs): Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University and the University’s Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty are required to report all infractions to the Office of Judicial Affairs. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S0412.pdf 5 b) Campus policy in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with DRC to establish a record of their disability. c) Academic Honesty: Faculty will make every reasonable effort to foster honest academic conduct in their courses. They will secure examinations and their answers so that students cannot have prior access to them and proctor examinations to prevent students from copying or exchanging information. They will be on the alert for plagiarism. Faculty will provide additional information, ideally on the green sheet, about other unacceptable procedures in class work and examinations. Students who are caught cheating will be reported to the Judicial Affairs Officer of the University, as prescribed by Academic Senate Policy S04-12. 6