IMPACTS & MODELS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
LECTURES (all in .PPT format)
[01] Introduction to the unit and ideas of time-scales
[02] Natural & Anthropogenic sources of climate change
[03] An introduction to basic modelling theory
[04] Statistical Forecasting 1
[05] Statistical Forecasting 2
[10] Model Performance Evaluation
CHRISTMAS BREAK
[11] Human Impacts: Extreme Weather
[13] Human Impacts: Sea-level Rise
[14] Human Impacts: Future Scenarios & Projections
[15] Human Impacts: Timeline of Climate Treaties and Key Findings
PRACTICALS
Literature Searching Practical- DOC format
Daisy World Practical - PDF format
JCM Interactive Climate Model - PDF format
MAGICC Climate Model Emissions Simulator - PDF format
SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
Unit Reader Document - PDF format (11 MB !)
Unit Overview Spider Diagram - PDF format
DaisyWorld Excel Implementation - .XLS format
Reading List (books) - PDF format
Timeline of Key Climate Findings and Treaties - PDF format
USEFUL LINKS
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL), Merseyside - Potential Field-Trip venue
Ocean & Weather Data Navigator - Based on IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Centre for Air, Transport & the Environment (CATE)
UK Hadley Centre for Climate Research
US NCAR Community Climate System Model
NASA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model
EDGCM Community Climate Model - for PC and MAC
Global Climate Model - Data Access Portal
Earth System Climate Model - available for download
MAGICC/SCENGEN Software for Climate Change Impact/Scenario Assessment
JCM - Interactive Online JAVA Climate Model
CLIVAR Exchanges Newsletter (World Climate Research Programme)
Nature Reports Climate Change:
http://www.nature.com/climate/timeline/icp/index.html
Climate Change Wales:
http://www.climatechangewales.org.uk/public/?id=121
Download Video of climate treaty TimeLine HERE (MOV format)
INTERESTING DOCUMENTS
UK Met. Office Unified Climate Model User Guide - PDF format
Numerous Meteorological Equations - PDF format
