HON 308 - Modeling Global Warming and Climate Change

Institution:

Smith College

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Description:

4 sem. hrs. Prereqs: Membership in the honors program. Explores the topic of global warming and climate change, using conceptual and quantitative modeling techniques. Students will review evidence for global warming and evaluate the importance of human factors using a variety of conceptual "back of the envelope" calculations, simple "boxmodels," and more sophisticated computer modeling, all of which ae used to forecast climate change. Berger.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smith.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 584-2700

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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