Global Environmental Changes
| Title | ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΕΣ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΕΣ ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΕΣ / Global Environmental Changes |
| Code | ΕΠΕ101 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Balis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003077 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600192825
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600192825
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the students
- acquire scientific knowledge on current global environmental issues
- acquire basic background that facilitates them to continue to postgraduate studies
General Competences
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Spatial and temporal scales of atmospheric processes. Mechanisms of emission and removal of atmospheric constituents. Life time.
· Global circles of atmospheric constituents that contain sulphur, nitrogen, halogen and carbon.
· Introduction to the ozone layer. Mechanisms of ozone production and destruction. Dynamics of the ozone layer.
· Depletion of the ozone layer. Periodic changes. Long-term trends.
· Global changes of atmospheric transmission due to aerosols. Size distribution of particles. Classification of Particles.
· Aerosol optical properties. Phase function. Aerosol effects on surface albedo.
· Emission of radiation from the Sun. Solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere (spectral characteristics and temporal changes).
· Factors that affect the transition of the solar radiation through the atmosphere. Spatial and temporal changes of solar radiation reaching the ground.
· Chemical and photochemical processes in the atmosphere. Photolysis rate of atmospheric molecules (calculation and measurement). Biological effects of solar ultraviolet radiation (calculation of the absorbed dose, measurements).
· Emission and propagation of the earth’s radiation through the atmosphere. Calculation of the absorbed and transmitted radiation flux.
· Climate change. The Earth’s energy balance. Natural and anthropogenic greenhouse effect.
· Solar flux changes and climate forcing. Anthropogenic changes of radiation effective atmospheric constituents and effects on radiation fluxes.
· Solar activity and effects on the atmosphere and the Earth’s climate.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 117 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 120 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Last Update
31-08-2016
