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Climate Modeling

LMAST4MC - A.A. 2024/2025

G. Redaelli (gianluca.redaelli@univaq.it) 

A. Lombardi (annalina.lombardi@univaq.it)

                          

TEXTBOOKS:

J. Wallace, P. Hobbs, Atmospheric Science: An introductory survey, Ac. Press

K. McGuffie, A. Henderson-Sellers, A climate Modelling Primer, Wiley-Blackwell

     Lessons

1	Tu 19 November	GR	Introduction to the course
2	Th 21 November	GR	Calculation of the Effective Emission Temperature of the Earth.
3	Tu 3 December	GR	Greenhouse effect. Radiative Forcing and Climate Sensitivity.
4	Th 5 December	GR	Climate Equilibria, Sensitivity and Feedback.
5	Tu 10 December	GR	Main Climate Feedbacks. Transient versus equilibrium response.
6	We 11 December	GR	Launch of a balloon with PTU sensors and ECC ozonesonde.
7	We 18 December	GR	Evidences of the building of GHGs and of global warming. GHGs and GWP. Anthropogenic forcings.
8	Mo 10 March		Climate sensitivity (TCR, ECS and ESS) from models and experimental data. Stable, unstable and multiple equilibrium states: Daisyworld.
9	Tu 11 March		Climate Tipping Points. Bases of climate modelling. Climate Projections.
10	Mo 17 March		TBD (Climate Projection. Different types of Climate Models. 1D Energy Balance Model for the calculation of Ts: numerical solution)
11	Tu 18 March		TBD (Hierarchy and evolution of climate models. An overview of UN Climate Change Conferences of the Parties (COPs).)
12	Mo 24 March		TBD (Patterns and indices of Climate Variability: general characteristics and statistical derivation.)
13	Tu 25 March		TBD (Patterns and indices of Climate Variability: ENSO, AO, NAO, PDO, PNA. From Primitive equations to General Circulation in an Aquaplanet atmosphere.)
14	Mo 31 March		TBD (1D Energy Balance Model for the calculation of Ts: numerical solution and exercises.)
15	Tu 1 April		TBD (1D Energy Balance Model for the calculation of Ts: exercises.)
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