Models of Atmospheric Circulation

  • Overview of numerical models.
  • Advances in numerical modeling.
  • Coordinate systems.
  • Numerical solution of the primitive equations.
  • Basic methods of numerical solutions.
  • Equation transformation to coordinate systems.
  • Process parameterization (solar/terrestrial radiation, surface energy budget, cloud microphysics).
  • Regional/mesoscale modeling.
  • Initial and boundary conditions.
  • Global scale modeling.
  • Climate modeling.
  • Model evaluation.
  • Computer applications: Atmospheric model parametarisation, postprocessing application, model application, errors, visualization of results.

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024
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