16:107:544 Modeling of Climatic Change
Prerequisite: At least one graduate course in meteorology, oceanography, or physical geography. Knowledge of a high-level programming language, such as FORTRAN or C.
Required Text:
Peixoto, José P., and Abraham H. Oort, 1992: Physics of Climate, (American Institute of Physics, New York), 520 pp.
There will also be readings handed out in class.
Reference Texts:
Hartmann, Dennis L., 1994: Global Physical Climatology, (Academic Press, San Diego), 411 pp.
Houghton, J. T., Y. Ding, D. J. Griggs, M. Noguer, P. J. van der Linden, X. Dai, K. Maskell, and C. A. Johnson (eds.), 2001: Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge), 881 pp. [IPCC Working Group I Third Assessment Report] http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/
McCarthy, James J., Osvaldo F. Canziani, Neil A. Leary, David J. Dokken, and Kasey S. White (eds.), 2001: Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge), 1032 pp. [IPCC Working Group II Third Assessment Report] http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg2/
Metz, Bert, Ogunlade Davidson, Rob Swart, and Jiahua Pan (eds.), 2001: Climate Change 2001: Mitigation (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge), 752 pp. [IPCC Working Group III Third Assessment Report] http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg3/
Washington, Warren M. and Claire L. Parkinson, 2005: An Introduction to Three-Dimensional Climate Modeling, Second Edition (Univ. Science Books, Mill Valley, CA), 353 pp.
Professor Alan Robock, Room 225, Environmental and Natural Resources Building
E-mail: robock@envsci.rutgers.edu, Phone: 932-9478
Professor Georgiy Stenchikov, Room 233, Environmental and Natural Resources Building
E-mail: gera@envsci.rutgers.edu, Phone: 932-3637
Class meets Monday and Wednesday, 3:55-5:15 p.m., Room 223
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Jan. 18 |
Introduction |
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Jan. 23 |
Lecture: Climate system, global energy balance |
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Jan. 25 |
Lab: MAGICC energy balance model |
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Jan. 30 |
Lecture: Climate modeling: Why do it? Types of models |
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Feb. 1 |
Lecture: Radiative transfer |
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Feb. 6 |
Lecture: Radiative transfer |
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Feb. 8 |
Lecture: Convective adjustment |
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Feb. 13 |
Lab: Scientific visualization; Radiative-convective models |
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Feb. 15 |
Lab: Radiative-convective models |
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Feb. 20 |
Lecture: Atmospheric general circulation modeling |
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Feb. 22 |
Lecture: Coupled general circulation modeling, flux correction |
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Feb. 27 |
Lecture: Climate change experiments, greenhouse gases, aerosols |
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Mar. 1 |
Lab: Analyze AMIP output |
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Mar. 6 |
Lab: Radiative-convective model greenhouse gas/aerosol runs |
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Mar. 8 |
Midterm Exam |
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Mar. 13,15 |
SPRING BREAK |
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Mar. 20 |
Lecture: Volcanic eruptions - model calculations |
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Mar. 22 |
Lab: Analyze latest SKYHI model outputs |
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Mar. 27 |
Lecture: Nuclear winter |
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Mar. 29 |
Lab: Nuclear winter experiments with radiative-convective model |
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Apr. 3 |
Lecture: Ozone variations and climatic effect |
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Apr. 5 |
Lecture: Chemistry of tropospheric and stratospheric ozone |
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Apr. 10 |
Lab: Radiative-convective model simulations of ozone changes |
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Apr. 12 |
Lecture: Land surface modeling |
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Apr. 17 |
Lab: Land surface feedbacks with radiative convective model TERM PAPERS DUE |
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Apr. 19 |
Lecture: Detection and attribution of anthropogenic forcing |
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Apr. 24 |
Lab: Analysis of GFDL control and transient runs |
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Apr. 26 |
Term Paper Presentations |
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May 1 |
Term Paper Presentations |
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Course grade will be determined by:
Class participation 15%
Laboratory participation 10%
Laboratory reports 25%
Term paper 25% (15% written, 10% oral)
Midterm Exam 25%
100%
Prepared by Alan Robock (robock@envsci.rutgers.edu) - Last updated on January 18, 2006