ATOC-6100 (3) Modeling Weather and Climate

Discusses background theory and procedures used for modeling climate on a variety of space and time scales. Includes numerical simulation of weather and climate with models in a hierarchy of complexity, assessments of error growth, prediction of circulations and impact of radiative and other influences. Explores various numerical methods, develops core computing skills, and considers data handling and visualization. Consists of a combination of lectures and laboratory. Department enforced prereq., ATOC 5050 or calculus. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.