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ESE 136
Climate Models
6 units (2-0-4)  | third term
Prerequisites: ESE 101 or ESE 102, or instructor's permission.

The course covers the architecture and scientific underpinnings of models of the atmosphere, ocean, land, and ice, numerical methods for the underlying differential equations, aspects of high-performance computing, and model calibration (both manual and machine-learned). Overviews of theoretical concepts will be combined with hands-on exercises in running a state-of-the-art climate model, and analyzing and understanding its output. The course will enable students to design their own model experiments and to evaluate the results critically.

Instructors: Schneider, Novak