[ESS 101] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 28 pages long Study Guide!

• School: UW
• Department: Earth and Space Sciences
• Course: ESS 101
• Professor: Swanson Terry

Document Summary

January 5th, 2017 earth"s cli(cid:373)ate syste(cid:373) (1-3) Different lines give different results because of the use of different proxies: likewise, in recent years they show different because they are measured from two sides of the globe. Processes to consider when looking at the climate, many of the processes are ones that relate to greenhouse gasses. Vegetation extent of vegetation, location of deserts, natural change over time. Direct anthropogenic effect is on the atmosphere, which in turn causes responses in the other climate systems due to their internal interactions. Multiple pathways of interaction complicate the reconstruction of past climate, and future predictions: proxies gives the response on the system, not the cause of why the system had that response. Fast response times are due to daily cycles and seasons. Take response times into account because change from a force is not instantaneous. Can understand and reconstruct forcing by understanding response time. Residence time of a reservoir and steady state.