Lecture: Mathematical Modeling for Climate and Environment (A9) (10234 (A9))

SS 2024
Mo.: 14:00-16:00, S 138 (NW III); Th.: 14:00-16:00, S 138 (NW III)

Vadym Aizinger

Lecture, 5 ECTS

Starting date: 15 April 2024

The lecture takes place twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays)

Learning Objectives: Knowledge of important physical principles and their representation in mathematical models for main types of climate and environmental models

Ability to identify the key interactions between different compartments of a climate model and to express them in mathematical form

Course Content: Physical principles, mathematical models, and selected numerical methods in climate and environmental sciences

Earth system: Main components, driving forces, scales, feedbacks

Hierarchy of climate models, regional and global focus

Environmental modeling: Main applications and problem settings