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ATMO 595C Syllabus

 

WP: Washington and Parkingson (2005)
CAM5: CAM5 Technical Note
CESM: NCAR CESM 1 Tech Note
Holton: Holton (2004)
Pielke: Pielke (1984)

1. Global modeling history (WP Chap 1)

2. Satellite and in situ data

3. Global model outlook (WP Chap 7)

4. NCAR model code (CESM and CAM5)

5. Model and data analysis graphics

6. Physical description and observation of the climate system (WP Chap. 2)

7. Coupling of dynamic core and parameterization suite (CAM5 Chap. 2)

8. Dynamics (CAM5 Chap. 3)

9. CAM5 physics and extensions (CAM5 Chapters 4 and 5)

precipitation, clouds, aerosol, radiation, land surface, turbulence

10. Numerical methods on finite difference, finite element, and spline interpolation (Pielke Chap 10)

11. Global climate change (IPCC Report)

atmosphere greenhouse effect, global warming, (un)reliability of IPCC hindcasts, CAM5 large ensemble simulations

 

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