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Module APPLIED CLIMATE SCIENCES

Module code: GY652
Credits: 10
Semester: 1
Department: GEOGRAPHY
International: No
Coordinator: Dr Rowan Fealy (GEOGRAPHY)
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Humans are no longer mere passive observers of environmental change but are now participants acting to shape our future environment. This module will encourage students to think critically about how one fundamental aspect of the environment, the climate system, is likely to respond. Students will be facilitated in developing a rigorous understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts of modelling the climate system. Students will also learn to apply this knowledge in assessing and developing global and regional climate change scenarios through the application of dynamical and statistical based models.
This module explores the complex physical basis of climate change with an emphasis on understanding the key natural and human drivers of change. Students will be trained in the analysis of climate data in order to develop practical skills and knowledge of how to interpret a climate change signal. These skills will be further developed through the use and application of modelling techniques to generate regional climate scenarios, through the incorporation of user-friendly tools and software. The impact of aleatory (‘unknowable’ knowledge) and epistemic (‘incomplete’ knowledge) uncertainty in the science of climate change will also be explored through an assessment of uncertainties in climate models and emissions scenarios. The knowledge and skills developed during this module will be furthered by an exploration of the links between science, policy formulation and decision making.

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