Numerical modelling of weather and climate

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The guiding principle of this lecture is that students can understand how weather and climate models are formulated from the governing physical principles and how they are used for climate and weather prediction.

This course consists of 3 contact hours per weeks. It is taught by Christoph Schär and Ulrike Lohmann Thursdays 13:15h-15h in CHN E42, starting on February 23.

The detailed outline of the lectures is given below:

• 23.02.2012 Outline | Introduction (Christoph Schär)
• 01.03.2012 Repetition Numerical methods | Slides FD | Slides CFL (Christoph Schär)
• 08.03.2012 Adiabatic model formulation: Shallow water system | Slides (Christoph Schär)
• 15.03.2012 Adiabatic model formulation: Vertical coordinates | Slides (Christoph Schär)
• 22.03.2012 Adiabatic model formulation: Horizontal discretization | Slides (Christoph Schär)
• 29.03.2012 Introduction into parameterizations | Slides (Andrew Gettelman)
• 05.04.2012 Parameterization of the planetary boundary layer | Slides (Ulrike Lohmann)
• 12.04.2012 Easter break
• 19.04.2012 Parameterization of convection | Slides (Andrew Gettelman)
• 26.04.2012 Parameterization of radiation | Slides (Ulrike Lohmann)
• 03.05.2012 Data Assimilation | Slides (Christoph Schär)
• 10.05.2012 Predictability and ensemble prediction | Slides (Christoph Schär)
• 24.05.2012 Climate and Earth System Models (Ulrike Lohmann)
• 31.05.2012 Climate model projections (Andrew Gettelman)

The tutorials will be taught by Lukas Papritz assisted by Anna Possner and Jianxiong Sheng. The tutorials take place biweekly from 15:15-17:00 in room CHN G42 at the following dates:

• 01.03.2012 Exercise 1 | Slides
• 15.03.2012 Exercise 2 | Slides | isentrop_2012.tar | isentrop_2012.zip
  
• 29.03.2012 Exercise 3 | Slides
• 19.04.2012 Exercise 4 | Slides | kessler.m
  
• 03.05.2012 Exercise 5 | Slides | Plotting slides | new_xzplot.tar | new_xzplot.zip
  
• 24.05.2012 Exercise 6

MatLab will be used in the tutorials to simulate the flow over a mountain ridge. Tutorials for MatLab: Introduction (basics), Tutorial 1 (German) , Tutorial 2 (English)

Marks will be based on the tutorial and a written exam after the course. Students need to obtain at least Mark 4 (= 66% of the points) to get the 4 credit points (see outline above for further info).

This is course 701-1216-00 in the ETH catalog.