| Priv.-Doz.
Dr. habil.
Veronika
Eyring
Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) |
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| An Introduction to Global
Atmospheric Modelling April-July 2012, LMU München |
Lecturer: PD Dr. habil. Veronika Eyring, DLR -
Institut
für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, Phone:
+49-8153-28-2533
Tutor:
Dr. Mattia Righi, DLR - Institut
für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, Phone:
+49-8153-28-1813
Class:
May-July 2012, 8:30 am - 10:00 am; Room A248
Abstract:
Computer Modelling is a powerful tool in climate sciences. Global
three-dimensional models are used to assess and project climate change,
including changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere. It is
a challenging task to find the balance between detailed representation
of physical and biogeochemical processes and numerical efficiency. The
lecture gives an overview of the main components of global climate
models and explains the underlying basics and the numerical formulation
of the fundamental equations. Different types of atmospheric models are
introduced, while the focus is on state-of-the-art three-dimensional
global circulation models (GCMs) and coupled chemistry-climate models
(CCMs). In addition, selected areas of current research activities are
presented. The lecture closes with most recent examples on applications
of CCMs and an outlook on Earth System Models.
Syllabus:
Lecture
1
(27 April): Introduction
to
Global Atmospheric
Modelling
Lecture 2 (04 May): Physical
Climate
Models & Fundamentals Atmospheric Radiation
Lecture 3 (11 May): Fundamentals:
Chemistry
Lecture 4 (18 May): Numerical
Formulation in CCMs & Steps in Model Formulation
Lecture 5 (25 May): Introduction
into NCAR Command Language (NCL)
Lecture 6 (1 June): NCL
practice (Dr
Mattia Righi) Doppelstunde
Lecture 7 (8 June): moved to 1
June
Lecture
8
(15 June): International
climate modelling activities: Part 1
Lecture
9
(22 June): IPCC
AR 4 Frequently Asked Questions
Lecture
10
(29 June): Aerosols
Lecture
11
(6 July): EXAM
Lecture
12
(13 July): Summary
Lecture
13
(20 July): Climate Model Evaluation
Final Exam: July 6, 2012
Additional Material:
Lecture: Fundamentals
in Dynamics
Further Reading:
1. IPCC Fourth Assessment Report2. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling by Mark Z. Jacobson
3. A Climate Modelling Primer by A. Henderson-Sellers and K. McGuffie
4. Atmospheric Change by Graedel & Crutzen
5. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics by Seinfeld and Pandis
6. Physically-Based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change, Part 1, edited by M. Schlesinger
7. Introduction to Three Dimensional Climate Modelling by Washington and Parkinson
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