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Decks in this class (17)

drivers of climate
Earths curvature differential att...,
Albedo 2,
Coriolis effect 3
4  cards
atmosphere
Contents of the atmosphere 1,
Troposphere 2,
Tropopause 3
12  cards
oceans
Ekman transport 1,
Geostrophic current 2,
Gyres 3
9  cards
weather vs climate
Weather vs climate 1,
Weather predictions 2,
Climate predictions 3
6  cards
decadal and quasi-periodic processes
North atlantic oscillation nao 1,
Atlantic multidecadal oscillation...,
Positive amo 3
10  cards
extreme climates
Formation of a hurricane 1,
Conditions required for formation...,
Tornado formation 3
7  cards
tectonics and climate
Supervolcanic events 1,
Rain shadow 2,
High plateaux areas 3
12  cards
Ice ages
Glacial interglacial periods 1,
Milankovitch cycles 2,
Eccentricity 3
12  cards
modelling future climate
Variables and scenarios that affe...,
Cmip6 2,
Rcp and ssp coupled scenarios 3
21  cards
history of and evidence for climate change
Past variations in carbon dioxide 1,
Rise in greenhouse gases before t...,
Dip in global temperature anomaly...
22  cards
impacts of climate change
Examples of positive feedback mec...,
Decline in krill abundance due to...,
Range shifts 3
6  cards
climate suprises
Thresholds and tipping points 1,
Examples of tipping points 2,
Linear but delayed response of sy...
6  cards
climate solutions
Mitigation 1,
Adaptation 2,
The need to reduce emissions 3
26  cards
relationship between climate change and evolutionary biology
Biogeography 1,
Phylogeography 2,
Biogeography in fossil records 3
5  cards
scientific papers
Climate impacts of noa and el nino 1,
Hadley cell is expanding northwar...,
Data from 15 000 10 000ya show th...
8  cards
timeline
100 50mya 1,
50mya 2,
35mya 3
16  cards
learn
Hurricane formation 1,
Tornado formation 2,
Monsoon formation 3
7  cards

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