SUBJECT
Title
Climate models
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 3
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Components of the climate system. Modelling of the radiation balance. Mechanisms of climate change. Hierarchic system of climate models, limitations. Major feedbacks of the climate system. Possibilities of past and future climate modelling. Results of global climate models, climate scenarios. Regional climate models nested into global climate models. Possibilities of regional downscaling methods, results. The latest results of international climate modelling projects.
Readings
- Trenberth K.E., (1992): Climate System Modeling, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 786
- Lutgens K.F., Tarback J.E.(2001): The Atmosphere, Prentice Press, New York, p. 484.
- Ernst W.G. (1994): Earth Systems: Process and Issues. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 566