Global Environmental
Issues:
Large-scale climate
processes and modelling
This module covers an
introduction to the most important physical processes in the large-scale
climate system, as well as techniques to observe and model their impact on our
environment. Large-scale climate
processes include the El Nino/Southern Oscillation phenomenon, the Antarctic
Circumpolar Wave, as well as the Greenhouse Effect and the impacts of increasing
atmospheric CO2. We will begin with the
basic geography of the Earth's large-scale climate, then cover observing
systems, climate modelling, and finally predictions of climate change.
The tutorial session
will cover an analysis of coupled climate model simulations, including model
projections of climate change due to increasing atmospheric CO2. You will then develop a ‘climate impacts
assessment’ for the year 2040.
Resources for students:
My contact details:
Dr. Matthew England
Centre for
Environmental Modelling and Prediction
School of Mathematics
University of New South
Wales
Sydney NSW 2052
Australia
M.England@unsw.edu.au