Syllabus
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Course Code: M-GEO-303(iv) (elective) Course Name: Climate Change and Earth Systems |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Climatic variations, fluctuations and change. 2. Past climates and evidences of climate change. 3. Terrestrial and extra-terrestrial hypotheses of Climate Change |
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| 2 | 4. Earth’s radiation balance, Greenhouse effect and global warming. 5. Greenhouse gases: emission, concentration and effects. 6. Biochemical cycle of carbon and other Greenhouse gases. |
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| 3 | 7. IPCC and its reports: trend and pattern of global warming. 8. Future climate change and predictions. 9. World climate policy framework: Rio Summit, Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement. |
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| 4 | 10. Climate change impacts on sea level and oceanic environment. 11. Climate change, water resources and agriculture. 12. Global warming, disaster vulnerability and environment. |
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