Postgraduate Course: Earth System Modelling: Past, Present and Future (PGGE11148)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Predictions of future climate change rely on modelling the Earth System while understanding the causes of recent climate change relies on a comparison between such models and observations of climate change. This course aims to 1) introduce the different components of earth system models 2) explain the methods and techniques used to model them, 3) provide examples of their applications for future predictions, observed changes and paleo-climate reconstructions 4) provide tools for the statistical analysis of model and observational data. The course will be interdisciplinary and aims to describe and quantify the interactions between the different components of the Earth System: the ocean, the atmosphere, the cryosphere and the biosphere. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Computational Methods (PHYS09016)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
As a result of this course, students would be able to:
- describe the main components of the Earth system and how they interact
- describe some of the approaches used to model the components and their interactions
- critically discuss the sources and magnitudes of uncertainty in modelling
- discuss possible future research directions in modelling
- quantitatively compare model simulations with observations
- Use simple models to explore uncertainty
- Understand key drivers of the Earth system on decadal to centennial time-scales.
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Assessment Information
| Two practical exercises (40%) and one examination (60%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Simon Tett
Tel:
Email: Simon.Tett@ed.ac.uk |
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