1. Past Climates and Climate Change AOS 528 (Paleoclimate for the purpose of understanding future climate change)

2. Mark Chandler mac59@columbia.edu (chandler@aos.wisc.edu, machandl@uwisc.edu) Office and Office Hours: AOS 1405 Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM

3. Key Dates September 18 th EdGCM Climate Modeling Tutorial 20 th EVA Scientific Visualization Tutorial October 18 th 1st Exam (?) November 20 th 2nd Exam (?) December Presentations and Papers Due

4. Key Materials Website and software: http://edgcm.columbia.edu On-line material: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 4th Assessment Report (IPCC AR4) http://www.ipcc.ch –Chapter 6: Palaeoclimate