GC 170A 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I. No Last LectureOutline of Current Lecture II. Instructorsa. TA’sIII. Global WarmingIV. Major Changes in the AtmosphereV. What’s going on at the U of A (Resources)VI. Goals of the classVII. Assignments & GradesVIII. Classroom factsCurrent LectureI. Instructor: Dr. Erica Bigioi. Interest in fire historyii. Fire ecologyiii. Fire-climate associationsb. Teachers assistants: i. Rob Shepard 1. Master’s student, School of Natural Resources2. Interest in dendroecology (forest ecology)3. Dendroclimatology (paleoclimate)ii. Scott Jones1. PhD Student, Arid Lands Resource Science2. Interest in: landscape change, invasive species,3. Climate changeII. Global Warminga. Fireb. Extreme weather i. Paleoclimate reconstructions: scientists are able to identify the climate in the pastc. Glacier retreatIII. Major change in the atmospherea. Fossil fuels = energyb. Rate of emissions has increasedThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.c. CO2 (greenhouse gases), trap heati. Rise in CO2 linked to rise in temperatureIV. Global change committee at the U of Aa. CLIMAS: Climate assessment for the southwestb. www.environment.arizona.educ. Office of Sustainability d. US Global change research programi. www.globalchange.gov ii. Knowledge about the weathers past, present, futureiii. Changes in Earth’s systemsiv. Improve climate change predictionse. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)i. Produces, reviews most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information related to climate changesV. What will be learnt about climate change?a. What is happening on a scientific and quantitative levelb. Affects our lives in Arizona and around in the United states c. What are the solutions and adaptations for global warming?d. How can we help?VI. Two Main Sectionsa. (1) Fundamentals of the earth system and global changei. How to quantify changing environmental variablesii. Earth’s Energy Budget (how energy is partitioned)1. What is going to be the best for the earth?iii. Atmospheric Structure and Composition (thermodynamics, matter)iv. Greenhouse effect (properties of greenhouse gases)1. CO2v. Atmosphere, Ocean circulation and The Ozone Layerb. (2) How is the earth changing due to increased CO2?i. Observations of Climate Variability (Ice Cores, Tree Rings)ii. Climate Change impacts (drought, forest fires, sea level rise)iii. Climate Modeling and future projections of temperatureiv. Government policies, Adaptation/Mitigation and SolutionsVII. Assignmentsa. In-class Quiz Questions (Clickers)b. Group Activitiesc. Four tests: Multiple choice, labeling and fill-in the blanki. Individual and Group components d. Individual Assignments:i. Take home portion ii. Group activitye. Sustainability City Term assignment:i. Analysis of a carbon emissions from another city and a comparison with Tucsonf. Mid-term and FinalVIII. Gradesa. Clickers (2%)b. Individual assignments (3*40 points) (12%)c. Group Activities (8*20 points) (16%)d. Tests (4*50 points) (20%)e. Mid-Term (20%)f. Final (20%)g. Sustainability term project (10%)IX. Important class factsa. Attendance is expectedb. Announcements made at the beginning of classc. Textbook: i. Global Climate Change: David E.