707606 VO Introduction to Climatology
winter semester 2020/2021 | Last update: 11.01.2021 | Place course on memo listUniv.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Thomas Karl
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Thomas Karl, +43 512 507 54455
Dr. Fabien Maussion Dr. Fabien Maussion, +43 512 507 54411
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mathias Rotach Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mathias Rotach, +43 512 507 54452
Dr. Fabien Maussion Dr. Fabien Maussion, +43 512 507 54411
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mathias Rotach Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mathias Rotach, +43 512 507 54452
707606
VO Introduction to Climatology
VO 2
3,5
weekly
each semester
German
Goal is to provide an overview of the main topics in climatology incl. global climate change
driving mechanism of the climate system
climate dynamics: North Atlantic Oscillation, ENSO, and decadal variability
climate system: energy and constitutents cycles in atmosphere, cryosphere and oceans
climate change
methods: meteorological instrumentation, remote sensing and modelling of weather and climate
weater analysis and weather forecasting
lecture with problem sets, which will be discussed in a separate tutorial
multiple choice final exam: 5 answers of which 0-5 may be correct
McGuffie K. and Henderson-Sellers A., 2005: A Climate Modelling Primer, John Wiley & Sons, 296pp
Houghton J. 2009: Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, Cambridge Univ. Press, 456pp
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007: Climate change 2007, Cambridge Univ. Press.
von Storch, Güss, Heinemann 1999: Das Klimasystem und seine Modellierung, Springer, 256pp
Ahrens D. 2006: Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment: Workbook and Study Guide, Brooks/Cole, 230pp
Wallace J. M. and Hobbs P. V. 2006, Atmospheric Science, an introductory survey, Elsevier, 483pp
Stull, R. B., 2006: Meteorology for Scientists and Engineers: a technical companion book with Ahrens' Meteorology Today, Brooks/Cole, 502pp
30.11.2020
- Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
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