ESS507 CLIMATE CHANGE AND MODELLING
| Course Code: | 8740507 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Earth System Science |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. İSMAİL YÜCEL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
· to understand the climate system and climate change;
· to understand causes for the climate change and its impacts;
· to learn the theory and general concepts of climate modeling at introduction level.
Course Content
Climate: Introduction to climate, the science of climate, elements and control of weather and climate, the nature of the atmosphere, role of oceans, the dynamics of the climate system, world pattern of climate. Climate variability: Time scales of climatic variations, long-term climate averages, annual climate variations, Earth`s evolution and paleo-climatic changes. Climate change: the Greenhouse gases and global warming, human activities and the climate change, sensitivity to external forcing, the cryosphere and records of environmental changes, ocean impacts and feedbacks, oceans and CO2 sequestration. Climate modeling: Types of data, basic laws of physics for the models, systems of differential equations, coupling atmosphere-ocean and land surface-sea ice system, physical climate modeling, and accuracy of the models.
Course Learning Outcomes
This course is designed as the elective course for Earth System Science Master’s and Ph.D. programs. This course includes the study of climate, climate change, causes of the climate change, and general climate modeling concepts.