Weather and Climate Models
The course starts on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 14:15. Lectures and tutorial will be in-class only (no life streaming, old recodings partly available). Questions (lectures and tutorials) can be asked in class or using Piazza. An outline of the lecture can be found in the Course Outline (see below in Tab "Course schedule & slides").
During the tutorial you will learn how to implement and run a 2D isentropic model to simulate a flow over a mountain ridge. At the end of the course, you are asked to submit a report which will be evaluated and contribute to your final course mark.
The tutorial will be led by Tuule Müürsepp and supported by the other teaching assistants. The tutorial will take place 16:15-18:00 in room HG D7.1 on the following days:
The numerical model is written in Python. An introduction to Python will be given one week before the actual exercises start. The Python introduction is not mandatory and is meant for people who are not familiar with Python or who want to refresh their knowledge.
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The final mark will be based on (1) a written exam at the end of the course (85%), and (2) a report from the tutorial (15%). Both elements are graded. Credits are provided if the average grade ≥ 4. Further information is provided in the outline above. Here are some sample exam Download questions (PDF, 172 KB).
- IPCC, AR6, WG1 report, 2021: external page Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Recommended: Summary for Policy Makers, Technical Summary
- IPCC, AR6, 2023: external page Synthesis Report. Recommended: Summary for Policy Makers
- CH2018 Swiss Climate Change Scenarios, 2018: external page Brochure, Technical Report, data, etc.
- Article about Lewis F. Richardson: Download NZZ Folio, by Reto U. Schneider (PDF, 143 KB) (March 2014, in German)
