Teaching: Climate System View of Clouds

A Climate System View of Clouds and Convection (in English)
Thursdays 12:15-14:00 (winter semester 2010/2011)
Room 1536A Geomatikum
 

 

Overview

This course (12+1 lectures of about 2 hrs each) will give an introduction and overview of the role of clouds and convective processes in the climate system

 

Grading

Credit for the course will be based on a satisfactory presentation of research material in a CloudSlam, at a time and location to be arranged.  Note that a list of suggested papers for the cloudslam can be found in appendix B of the class script.

 

 

Supplementary Material (from lectures, as numbered):

 

  1. Initiates file downloadslides from first lecture
  2. Initiates file downloadCERES ncl scriptInitiates file downloadRRTM radiation code
  3. Initiates file downloadPrecipitation climatologies
  4. Initiates file downloadScript (class notes)