CS 644 - Global Climate Change

Prerequisite, CS 641, or consent of instructor. This course will emphasize global climate change and associated impacts. Students will be introduced to climate change, including changes in the human and natural drivers of the climate, space observations of changes, modeling and the simulations as projections of future climate change and key findings and uncertainties and the relationship of natural hazards to changing climate. The connection of climate change to economy, health, energy and food production will be briefly studied in law, science, education and policy. This course will provide an opportunity to observe applications of remote sensing data and numerical models. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits