Priv.-Doz. Dr. habil. Veronika Eyring Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA) Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234 Wessling, Germany  Phone:    +49-8153-28-2533  Fax.:       +49-8153-28-1841  email: Veronika Eyring http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/~VeronikaEyring/

This is Part 2 of the Block Lecture 'An Introduction to Global Atmospheric Modelling'. Part 1 can be found here.

Lecturer:      Veronika Eyring
                      DLR - Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
                      Phone: +49-8153-28-2533
Tutor:           tbd
E-mail:          Veronika Eyring
Class:            2-6 August 2010, 8:45 - 10:15; 10:45 - 12:15; 13:15-15:15, Room S3032

Final Exam (oral):  Monday am, 9 August 2010; 3 ECTS

Abstract:  

Computer Modelling is a powerful tool in climate science. Global three-dimensional models are used to assess the anthropogenic impact on the chemical composition of the atmosphere and on climate. It is a challenging task to find the balance between detailed representation of physical and biochemical processes and numerical efficiency. The first part of the lecture focused on simple climate models, GCMs and CCMs. The second part of the lecture gives an overview of the main components of an Earth System Model (ESM) and explains the underlying basics and the numerical formulation of the fundamental equations in GCMs. In addition, selected areas of current research activities are presented. Topics will include parameterisations of subgrid-scale physical processes, numerics, climate feedbacks, climate sensitivity, tipping points, components of an ESM (carbon cycle, sea ice, aerosols, chemistry), stabilization scenarios, CMIP5 simulations, detection and attribution, as well as model evaluation and international Model Intercomparison Projects (MIPs).  The lecture will be accompanied by practices at the computer using simple climate models and GCMs.

Further Reading:

1. IPCC AR4
2. A Climate Modelling Primer by A. Henderson-Sellers and K. McGuffie
3. Numerical Modeling of the Global Atmosphere in the Climate System edited by P. Mote and A. O'Neil
4. Atmospheric Change by Graedel & Crutzen 
5. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling by Mark Z. Jacobson
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