Climate Dynamics 2017
Course Information
Instructors:
J. Mülmenstädt (Lectures)
T. Goren (Exercises)
Locations:
Seminarraum, vor dem Hospitaltore (Lectures)
CIP-Pool (Exercises)
Times:
Wednesdays 15:30 — 17:00 (Lectures)
Wednesdays 12:30 — 14:00 (Exercises)
Start dates:
Wednesday, 12 April 2017 (Lectures)
Wednesday, 26 April 2017 (Exercises)
Topics:
Radiation and greenhouse effect; dynamics and general circulation of oceans and atmosphere; internal variability; forcing and feedbacks; anthropogenic climate change
Exams:
Oral (30 min.) in July, by appointment
Textbooks:
Peixoto and Oort (1991): Physics of Climate
Hartmann (1994): Global Physical Climatology
Stewart (2005):
Introduction to Physical Oceanography (open-source textbook)
Syllabus:
Announcements
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Slides
Date &
Slides & Supplemental Material
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May
17 May
General circulation of the oceans
I
Supplement: Robert
Stewart's Introduction
to Physical Oceanography
24 May
General circulation of the oceans
II, Lithosphere, biosphere, cryosphere
Supplement: Kuhlbrodt
et al. (2007) on the Atlantic meridional overturning
circulation,
UNEP Global
Outlook for Ice and
Snow, National Snow and Ice Data
Center, IPCC AR5
31 May
Internal variability; example: ENSO
Supplement: COMET module on tropical dynamics
7 June
Forcing and feedbacks in the climate system
Supplement: Notes by Karo Block on estimation
of feedback strengths
14 June
Robust projections of climate change
Supplement: Held
and Soden (2006), Allen and Ingram
(2002), Andrews
et al. (2009)
21 June
Uncertainties in climate projections due to clouds and aerosol
Supplement: Bretherton (2015)
5 July
Exercises
Due &
Number & Data/Literature/Coding Hints
26 April 2017
3 May 2017
Exercise sheet 2
Supplement: Introduction
10 May 2017
17 May 2017
Exercise sheet 4
Supplement: Wild et
al. (2013), Trenberth
and Caron (2001)
24 May 2017
31 May 2017
7 June 2017
14 June 2017
21 June 2017
28 June 2017
5 July 2017
Exercise sheet 11
Supplement: Kravitz et al. (2011) for experiment description