Course Info

I have developed two courses that I teach at CSU.

The first is Earth System Predictability (ATS 780). This course focuses on the physical and dynamical foundations of predictability in the atmosphere and the coupled Earth system. The course examines why some aspects of the atmosphere are predictable while others are not, how predictability depends on timescale, and how coupling with the ocean, land, cryosphere, and external forcing extends or limits atmospheric predictability.

The second is Climate Intervention (ATS 556). Climate Intervention, defined as the deliberate, large-scale intervention in the climate system designed to counter global warming or offset some of its effects, is gaining attention as the impacts of climate change become more severe and intervention technologies are within reach. This course covers the major findings of recent national and international assessments of climate change and climate change impacts, the major characteristics of proposed climate intervention techniques (both Carbon Dioxide Removal and Solar Radiation Modification), and the ethical and governance considerations of any future climate intervention efforts.