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Climate Change Science

Prof. J. Srinivasan · IISc Bangalore

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Lectures

Week 1 Introduction

  1. Lec 01 Introduction Video
  2. Lec 02 Global Mean Temperature Video
  3. Lec 03 Blackbody Radiation Video
  4. Lec 04 Properties of Real Surfaces Video
  5. Lec 05 Planetary Albedo Video

Week 2 Energy balance

  1. Lec 06 Simple Energy Balance Model Video
  2. Lec 07 Multiple-Equilibrium States Video
  3. Lec 08 General Circulation Models Video
  4. Lec 09 Feedbacks in the Climate System Video
  5. Lec 10 Feedback Analysis Video

Week 3 clouds and Radiation

  1. Lec 11 Cloud Feedbacks Video
  2. Lec 12 Cloud feedbacks (continued) Video
  3. Lec 13 Radiative transfer in gases Video
  4. Lec 14 Radiative Transfer (continued) Video
  5. Lec 15 Radiative transfer (continued) Video

Week 4 Ozone in Stratosphere

  1. Lec 16 Global warming potential Video
  2. Lec 17 Ozone depletion Video
  3. Lec 18 Ozone depletion(continued) Video
  4. Lec 19 Montreal Protocol Video
  5. Lec 20 Two-layer model Video

Week 5 Paleoclimate

  1. Lec 21 Meridional variation Video
  2. Lec 22 Paleoclimate Video
  3. Lec 23 Paleoclimate(continued) Video
  4. Lec 24 Last ice age Video
  5. Lec 25 Last ice age Video
  6. Lec 26 Atlantic meridional ocean circulation Video

Week 6 Atlantic Meridional Ocean Circulation

  1. Lec 27 Simulation of AMOC Video
  2. Lec 28 Simulation of AMOC (continued) Video
  3. Lec 29 AMOC during deglaciation Video
  4. Lec 30 Dansgaard-Oeschger events Video
  5. Lec 31 Theory of Ice ages Video

Week 7 Theory of ice ages

  1. Lec 32 Milankovitch Theory Video
  2. Lec 33 Milankovitch Theory(continued) Video
  3. Lec 34 Milankovitch Theory(continued) Video
  4. Lec 35 Stochastic resonance Video
  5. Lec 36 Glacial to interglacial transition Video
  6. Lec 37 Simulation of Glacial to interglacial Video

Week 8 Snowball earth

  1. Lec 38 Simulation of glacial to interglacial Video
  2. Lec 39 Snowball earth Video
  3. Lec 40 Snowball earth (continued) Video
  4. Lec 41 Simulation of snowball earth Video
  5. Lec 42 snowball earth cycle Video

Week 9 Aerosols

  1. Lec 43 Impact of aerosols on climate Video
  2. Lec 44 Relative roles of CO2 and aerosols Video
  3. Lec 45 Kyoto Protocol Video

Week 10 climate Models

  1. Lec 46 climate models Video
  2. Lec 47 Approximations in climate models Video
  3. Lec 48 How good is the model simulation Video
  4. Lec 49 Model biases Video
  5. Lec 50 The impact of model resolution Video

Week 11 Impact of Climate Change

  1. Lec 51 Cascade of uncertainty Video
  2. Lec 52 Extreme events Video
  3. Lec 53 Humid heat waves Video
  4. Lec 54 Extreme rainfall Video
  5. Lec 55 Monsoons Video

Week 12 Climate of Venus

  1. Lec 56 Simulation of monsoon Video
  2. Lec 57 Why is Venus hot? Video
  3. Lec 58 Venus energy balance Video
  4. Lec 59 Denial of global warming Video
  5. Lec 60 Wrap up Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 07-02-2025 Video
  2. Live Session 20-03-2025 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IISc Bangalore
Department
Environmental Science
Teacher
Prof. J. Srinivasan
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment
Source
NPTEL
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