Universität Wien

280017 VU Tropical Climate Change (2022S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
GEMISCHT
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine

When: block course from 20-24 June 2022, Mon – Fri, 10am-12pm (lectures) & 2pm - 4pm (data analysis lab)

Where: Exnerraum 2F513, Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, UZA2, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1190 Wien

Who: Prof. Dr. Michela Biasutti, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University in the City of New York, USA; https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~biasutti/

Credits: 4 ECTS

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The course provides an introductory survey of the dynamical processes that control the mean state of the tropical atmosphere and its variability under climate change. Topics to be covered are:

* Convection and the Large-Scale Environment
* Dynamics of the Hadley Cells
* Coupling of wind and rainfall
* Monsoons
* Theories of ITCZ variability
* Rainfall Changes in a warming world.

Instruction is at the MS and early PhD levels. Familiarity with basic concepts of thermodynamics and geophysical fluid dynamics is desirable. The course is light in derivations and introduces complex dynamical concepts. Students are required to attend morning lectures and afternoon discussions. Evaluation will be based on the afternoon data-analysis lab and a presentation on the last day of class.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Evaluation will be based on the afternoon data-analysis lab and a presentation on the last day of class.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

80% final presentation
20% active contribution to discussions

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Di 24.05.2022 17:49