Climatology
Climate change: the physical basis
Concepts to cover
- Greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, CFCs, ozone) as absorbers of long-wave radiation; global warming
- Natural causes: volcanism, Milankovitch orbital cycles, solar variability, continental drift
- Evidence of past climate: ice cores, glacial and interglacial periods, historical records
- Aerosols, clouds and feedbacks in the climate system
Where to study
Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Class XI, chapter 11: World Climate and Climate Change (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 11, World Climate and Climate Change, p. 1-8 (book pages 91-98)
- ch. 11, Global Warming, p. 6 (book page 96)
- ch. 11, Greenhouse Gases(GHGs), p. 6-8 (book pages 96-98)
- ch. 11, Causes of Climate Change, p. 5 (book page 95)
- ch. 11, Climate in the recent past, p. 5 (book page 95)
- ch. 11, aerosols, p. 5-6 (book pages 95-96)
Geography Syllabus (classroom programme topic list)
- Climatology: Global climatic change