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280017 VU Tropical Climate Change (2022S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und

Continuous assessment of course work

MIXED

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Tu 08.02.2022 08:00 to We 23.02.2022 12:00
Registration is open from Mo 28.02.2022 08:00 to Th 31.03.2022 12:00
Registration is open from Tu 24.05.2022 17:30 to We 15.06.2022 12:00
Deregistration possible until Mo 20.06.2022 23:59

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Michela Biasutti

Classes

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

Aims, contents and method of the course

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.

Assessment and permitted materials

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

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

80% final presentation
20% active contribution to discussions

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 24.05.2022 17:49