Geosciences 556 - Climate and Earth Syst Modelng

This course provides a broad survey of climate and environmental modeling techniques used in the Earth and Climate Sciences. The emphasis of the course is on the use of computers to model the climate system, including the atmosphere, oceans, ice sheets, and biosphere. This course is of interest to anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of what Earth system models are, how they work, what they can and can?t do, and how they can be incorporated into a wide range of research topics in the Earth, climate, ecological, agricultural, and social sciences. The course includes lectures, in-class problems, and individual and group computing projects appropriate for advanced undergraduates and graduate students with a basic understanding of differential and integral calculus and physics. Previous coursework in climatology, meteorology, or oceanography is also beneficial, but is not required.

MATH 128 or 132 & PHYSICS 131 Undergraduate prerequisites: MATH 128 or 132 and PHYSICS 131 or equivalents or with instructor consent.