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Ice and Climate Change - The Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change

Offered By: Yale University via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

Explore the critical relationship between ice and climate change in this 50-minute lecture from Yale University's course on The Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change. Examine recent trends in the Greenland ice sheet, including increased surface melt water and overall mass decrease detected by satellites. Delve into paleoclimate, focusing on the last 5 million years, from the warm mid-Pliocene period to the cold Pleistocene and the relatively stable Holocene. Learn how geomorphology is used to determine past continental ice extent. Cover topics such as mountain glaciers, satellite ice measurements, the Last Glacial Maximum, and stable isotopes of water. Gain valuable insights into how ice sensitivity impacts and is impacted by climate change processes.

Syllabus

- Chapter 1. Mountain Glaciers
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- Chapter 2. Greenland Glacier Trends
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- Chapter 3. Satellite Measurements of Ice
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- Chapter 4. Climate of the Last 5 Million Years
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- Chapter 5. Geomorphology
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- Chapter 6. Last Glacial Maximum
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- Chapter 7. Stable Isotopes of Water
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