Atmosphere

Atmosphere

1. Composition

2. How the atmosphere supports life

3. Atmospheric pressure

4. The structure of the atmosphere

5. Global climate change

   • Greenhouse effect - natural and enhanced
   • Consequences of global climate
     • Ecological changes
     • Changes in climatic processes
     • Changes in the cyrosphere
     • Sea level rise
     • Changes in ocean currents
     • Impacts of climate change on human society

6. Difficulties in monitoring and predicting climate

   • Data collection
   • Feedback mechanisms and tipping points

7. Control of global climate change

   • Control of greenhouse gases
   • Carbon storage
   • Adapting to climate change

8. Ozone depletion

   • Importance of stratospheric ozone
   • CFCs
   • Evidence for ozone depletion
   • Restoration of the ozone layer