Climate Change and Sustainability
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Topics
Unit A: Atmospheric Aerosols and Climate Change
How to approach this material
Introduction
Section I. Aerosols: What are they?
Section II. Where do Aerosols Come From?
Section III. Deforestation and Aerosols
Section IV. Atmospheric Aerosols
Section V. Measuring Aerosols
Section VI. Analyzing Visual Data
Unit A: Data Analysis and Visualization, Atmospheric Aerosols and Climate Change
How To Use This Data Unit
Introduction
Data Section I. Global Dimming and Sulfur Dioxide
Data Section II. Sulfur Dioxide Emission Sources
Data Section III. SO
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Effects on Climate
Data Section IV. Impact of SO
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Global Dimming Affected the ITCZ and Precipitation in The Sahel
Data Section V. SO
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and Northern Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature Data Analysis
Unit A: Case Study, The Sahel
How to Use the Case Study
Introduction
Section I. The Sahel
Section II. Defining the Problem
Section III. Is The Climate Changing In The Sahel?
Section IV. Mitigation and Sustainable Practices
Section V. Access to Clean Water
Unit B: Clouds and Climate Change
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Section I. Clouds: What are They?
Section II. Cloud Classification and Characteristics
Section III. Cloud Formation
Section IV. Precipitation: One of Two Primary Cloud Functions
Section V. Clouds and The Earth’s Radiation Budget
Section VI. Clouds Influence on Climate Change
Unit B: Data Analysis and Visualization, Paleoclimatology
How To Use This Data Unit
Introduction
Data Section I. Paleoclimate Data
Data Section II. Tree Ring Data Lab
Data Section III. Importing and Analyzing Data In Excel
Data Section IV. Calculating Anomaly
Data Section V. Calculating Standard Deviation
Unit C: Global Warning
Unit D: Atmosphere and Climate Change
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