The Science of Global Warming

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 06.05.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. The Physics of Global Warming
  3. The Consequences of Global Warming
  4. The Uncertainties of the Science of Global Warming
  5. The Chaotic Nature of Weather and the Difficultly of Prediction
  6. The Implications of a Chaotic Climate
  7. Objectives
  8. Strategies
  9. Lesson Plans
  10. Cited Works
  11. Reading List
  12. Student Reading List
  13. Video Resources
  14. Appendix-Content Standards

Global Warming: A Physical Explanation and Implications on Climate

Eric J. Laurenson

Published September 2006

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Cited Works

Rial, Jose A. et al "Nonlinearities, Feedbacks and Critical Thresholds Within the Earth's Climate System." Climatic Change. Kluwer Academic Publishers vol.65. Netherlands. 2004. p11-38

[This article addresses the chaotic nature of the climate.]

Karl, Thomas R. and Kevin E. Trenberth "Modern Global Climate Change." Science vol.302. 2003. p1719-1723.

[The article discusses the possibility of climate change.]

Scheffer, Marten et al. "Catastrophic shifts in Ecosystems." Nature vol.413. 2001. p.591-596

[This article addresses the chaotic possibility of catastrophic changes in climates.]

Houghton, John "Global Warming" Reports on Progress in Physics. v.68. Institute of Physics Publishing, 2005. p1343-1403.

[An excellent source of background information on global warming]

Chivelet, Javier Martin. "Climate changes: abrupt or gradual? Lessons from the paleoclimatological record." Boletin de la Real Sociedad Espanola de historia natural (Seccion Geologica) vol. 96, no.3-4.;57-68.2001.

[Discusses the claim that climate is chaotic and bistable.]

Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. Penguin books, New York NY. 1987.

[Explains the history and concepts of fractals and chaos]

Stewart, Ian. Does God Play Dice? Blackwell Publishing, Great Britain. 2002.

[Explains fractals and chaos and introduces the idea of brain functioning as a chaotic system.]

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