PSC 6125: Climate Modeling and Simulation
Table of Contents
Part I: Basics
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Climate Signals and Data Modeling
- Surface Air Temperature from Weather Stations
- Modeling the Seasonal Cycle
- Soil Temperature and External Forcing
Part II: Numerical Modeling
Chapter 3. Tendency Equations
Chapter 4. Advection
Chapter 5. Diffusion
Chapter 6. Equatorial Shallow-Water Equations
Part III: Climate Variability and Change
Chapter 7. Climate Model Experiments
- Internal Variability: Climate Model Simulations Using the Lorenz Model
- External Forcing I: Seasonal Cycle
- External Forcing II: Climate Model Projection
Chapter 8. Predictability
- Initial Error Growth and Predictability
- Observations and Perfect Model Experiments
- Forecast Experiment and Predictive Skill
Chapter 9. Ensemble Forecasting
- Ensemble Forecasting I: Perturbed Initial Conditions
- Ensemble Forecasting II: Ensemble Size and Predictability