http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/ en Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:31:57 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox 2.1.8 http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg5506.html <div class="article-summary"><p></p><p><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Development Geographies</b></span></font></p><p>LECTURES (all in .PPT format) </p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5506_AIDS_Crisis.ppt" target="_blank">[01] The AIDS Crisis</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5506_Climate_Vulnerability.ppt" target="_blank">[02] Vulnerability Due to Climate Change</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p></div> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0000 http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg5506.html http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg5513.html <div class="article-summary"><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">CLIMATE &amp; CLIMATE CHANGE</b></span></b></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: 800;">LECTURES (all in .PPT format)</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5513_Orbital_Forcing.ppt" target="_blank">[01] Solar Cycles &amp; Milankovitch</a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5513_Oceans_and_Climate.ppt" target="_blank">[02] Oceans &amp; Climate</a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5513_The%20Atmosphere.ppt" target="_blank">[03] The Atmosphere and Greenhouse Gas Emissions</a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5513_Vulnerability_Health.ppt" target="_blank">[04] Climate Impacts: Health &amp; Disease</a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><font color="#2B00FF"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><font color="#000000" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: 800;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: 800;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: 800;">PRACTICALS</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: 800;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal;"><font style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><font color="#000000" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 900;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5513_Prac_SolarCycles.pdf" target="_blank">Solar Cycles Practical</a></span>- PDF format</font></font></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 900;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5513_Prac_SeaLevelChange.pdf" target="_blank">Sea-Level-Rise Practical</a></span> - PDF format</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(131, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 900;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/SouthportWeatherStation2009.xls" target="_blank">Sample Weather Station Data (Southport, Merseyside)</a></span> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><font color="#000000">- .XLS format</font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><font color="#830000" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5513_CO2_Plants.pdf" target="_blank">Plant Responses to Elevated CO₂ Concentration</a></span> <font color="#000000">- PDF format</font></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><font color="#830000"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><font color="#830000"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><font color="#830000"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></font></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">SUPPORT DOCUMENTS </div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5513_Reading_List_MPC.pdf" target="_blank">Reading List (books)</a> - PDF format </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">USEFUL LINKS</b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pol.ac.uk/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL), Merseyside</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://dapper.pmel.noaa.gov/dchart/index.html?cid=AAAAbw@@" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Ocean &amp; Weather Data Navigator</a> - Based on IPCC Fourth Assessment Report </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.cate.mmu.ac.uk/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Centre for Air, Transport &amp; the Environment (CATE)</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/science/hadleycentre/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">UK Hadley Centre for Climate Research</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">US NCAR Community Climate System Model</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/modelE/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">NASA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://edgcm.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">EDGCM Community Climate Model - for PC and MAC</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://nomads.gfdl.noaa.gov/CM2.X/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Global Climate Model - Data Access Portal</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.climate.uvic.ca/model/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Earth System Climate Model - available for download</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/wigley/magicc/index.html" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">MAGICC/SCENGEN Software for Climate Change Impact/Scenario Assessment</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://jcm.chooseclimate.org/" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">JCM - Interactive Online JAVA Climate Model</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://zool33.uni-graz.at/schmickl/Self-organization/Climate_control/Daisyworld/daisyworld.html" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">DaisyWorld Simulation</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.clivar.org/publications/exchanges/exchanges.php" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">CLIVAR Exchanges Newsletter (World Climate Research Programme)</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">INTERESTING DOCUMENTS</b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/UM_User_Guide.pdf" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">UK Met. Office Unified Climate Model User Guide</a> - PDF format </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/MetEquations.pdf" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Numerous Meteorological Equations</a> - PDF format </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br /></p><p></p></div> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:17:20 +0100 http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg5513.html http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg1204.html <div class="article-summary"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">EARTH SYSTEMS</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;">LECTURES (all in .PPT format)</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG4508_Lecture1.ppt" target="_blank">[01] The Atmosphere 1</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG4508_Lecture2.ppt" target="_blank">[02] The Atmosphere 2</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;"><br /></span></p><p><strong><u>EXPANDED READING</u></strong></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;">The following are more expansive lectures which you should read in your own time</span></p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG4508_Lec1.ppt" target="_blank">[01] Introduction, Astronomy, Energy, Radiation &amp; Temperature</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG4508_Lec2.ppt" target="_blank">[02] Evaporation, Humidity, Fog, Cloud &amp; Precipitation</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG4508_Lec3.ppt" target="_blank">[03] Oceans, Winds &amp; Climate Prediction</a></p><p><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></p><p><br /></p></div> Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:14:30 +0100 http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg1204.html http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg3213.html <div class="article-summary"><p style=""><u><br /></u></p><p style=""><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>IMPACTS &amp; MODELS OF CLIMATE CHANGE</strong></span></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;">LECTURES (all in .PPT format)</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_lec_1.ppt" target="_blank">[01] Introduction to the unit and ideas of time-scales</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_nat_and_anth_cc.ppt" target="_blank">[02] Natural &amp; Anthropogenic sources of climate change</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Intro_To_Modelling.ppt" target="_blank">[03] An introduction to basic modelling theory</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_StatFcst_1%20.ppt" target="_blank">[04] Statistical Forecasting 1</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_StatFcst_2.ppt" target="_blank">[05] Statistical Forecasting 2</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_dynamical_1.ppt" target="_blank">[06] Dynamical Forecasting 1</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_dynamical_2.ppt" target="_blank">[07] Dynamical Forecasting 2</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Chaos_theory.ppt" target="_blank">[08] Chaos Theory</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Model_assimilation.ppt" target="_blank">[09] Model Assimilation</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Evaluation.ppt" target="_blank">[10] Model Performance Evaluation</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">CHRISTMAS BREAK</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Impact_extremeWX.ppt" target="_blank">[11] Human Impacts: Extreme Weather</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Impact_disease.ppt" target="_blank">[12] Human Impacts: Disease</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Impact_sealevel.ppt" target="_blank">[13] Human Impacts: Sea-level Rise</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_FutureScenarios.ppt" target="_blank">[14] Human Impacts: Future Scenarios &amp; Projections</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Climate_Change_Timeline.ppt" target="_blank">[15] Human Impacts: Timeline of Climate Treaties and Key Findings</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 800;">PRACTICALS</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 900;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_prac_1.doc" target="_blank">Literature Searching Practical</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;">- DOC format</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_DaisyWorld_Prac.pdf" target="_blank">Daisy World Practical </a> - PDF format</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 900;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Prac_JCM.pdf" target="_blank">JCM Interactive Climate Model</a></span><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> - PDF format</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 900;"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_MAGICC.pdf" target="_blank">MAGICC Climate Model Emissions Simulator</a></span><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> - PDF format</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p>SUPPORT DOCUMENTS </p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/MMU/EG6517_Reader_2011.pdf" target="_blank">Unit Reader Document</a> - PDF format (11 MB !) </p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Spider.pdf" target="_blank">Unit Overview Spider Diagram</a> - PDF format </p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/daisyworld.xls" target="_blank">DaisyWorld Excel Implementation</a> - .XLS format </p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG6517_Reading_List_MPC.pdf" target="_blank">Reading List (books)</a> - PDF format </p></div> Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:14:30 +0100 http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg3213.html http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/old_unit_material.html <div class="article-summary"><p></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>EG1106: GI, a primer</b></span></p><p>This unit is designed to cover the basic concepts of geography, GIScience, GIS, spatial technology and technologies. </p><p><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></p><p><b>LECTURES (selected):</b></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/1106_communicating.ppt" target="_blank">Communicating with cartography</a><br /><b><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/1106_introtors.ppt" target="_blank">Introduction to Remote Sensing</a><br /></b> <b><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/conceptsofspacetime.ppt" target="_blank">Concepts of Space &amp; Time</a><br /></b> <b><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1106fieldsurvey.ppt" target="_blank">Field &amp; Survey data collection</a><br /></b> <b><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1106_giandweather.ppt" target="_blank">GI and Weather</a><br /></b> <b><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1106_planets.ppt" target="_blank">GI and Space Exploration</a><br /></b> <b><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1106_sslecture.ppt" target="_blank">Basic Spatial Statistics</a><br /></b> <b><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1106_warnotjaw.ppt" target="_blank">GI and Warfare/Intelligence</a><br /></b> <b><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/giandhealth.ppt" target="_blank">GI and Health</a><br /></b> <a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/mapsandrepresentation.ppt" target="_blank">Maps &amp; Representation</a><br /><br /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">EG1204: Earth Systems: an introduction</b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">There are SEVEN lectures which I teach for this unit. All seven deal with aspects of METEOROLOGY and CLIMATE CHANGE. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Please contact the other EG1204 tutors for material and questions relating to THEIR contributions. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Details of distilled lecture notes (PowerPoint format) are provided below: </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Lecture 1: Click ><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1204_lec1notes.ppt" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">HERE</a>&lt; Introduction, astronomy and atmosphere/oceans<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" />Lecture 2: Click ><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1204_lec2notes.ppt" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">HERE</a>&lt; Energy, radiation and temperature<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" />Lecture 3: Click ><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1204_lec3notes.ppt" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">HERE</a>&lt; Evaporation &amp; humidity<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" />Lecture 4: Click ><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1204_lec4notes.ppt" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">HERE</a>&lt; Fog &amp; cloud formation<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" />Lecture 5: Click ><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1204_lec5notes.ppt" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">HERE</a>&lt; Atmospheric instability<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" />Lecture 6: Click ><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1204_lecture6.ppt" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">HERE</a>&lt; The oceans and winds<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" />Lecture 7: Click ><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/eg1204_lecture7.ppt" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">HERE</a>&lt; Climate and weather prediction </p></div> Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:14:30 +0100 http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/old_unit_material.html http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg2211.html <div class="article-summary"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;">GIS &amp; EARTH OBSERVATION</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 800;"><u>LECTURES (all in .PPT format)</u></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/69EG5503_lec1.ppt" target="_blank">[01] Introduction to the Unit &amp; Introduction to GIS &amp; Remote Sensing</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5503_Intro_to_EMR.ppt" target="_blank">[02] The Electromagnetic Spectrum</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/69EG5503_Earth_Interactions.ppt" target="_blank">[03] Earth Interactions</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5503_Satellite_Sensors.ppt" target="_blank">[04] Satellite Sensors</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/69EG5503%20Applications.ppt" target="_blank">[05] Applications of Remote Sensing</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 0, 255); font-weight: normal;"><em>There are no more lectures from MPC for this unit.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 0, 255); font-weight: normal;"><em>If you have any queries about lecture material AFTER my last session, please contact the tutor who is responsible (look at your student handbook for details).</em></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);"><em><br /></em></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);">Copies of the assignment cover-sheets are to be found in both the unit reader document (see below) and the unit MOODLE page.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(131, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 800;"><u>PRACTICALS</u></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Most practicals are included in the unit Reader Document. Additional materials will be supplied in-class.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It is recommended that you spend some time (independent reading and research) attempting upcoming practicals in advance of the timetabled class - so you can raise questions when necessary.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">PRACTICAL GROUPS:</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ukscience.org/_Media/EG5503_2011.xls" target="_blank">Download List - Find out if you are in Group A or B</a> (Excel file)</span> </p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(121, 121, 121);"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u>Spectral Response Patterns Exercise in All Saints Park</u></span></p></div> Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:14:30 +0100 http://www.ukscience.org/egs_units/eg2211.html