EARTH106

An introduction to climate models and their application to studies of past, modern, and future climate. Students will learn fundamental modeling concepts, gain experience running several kinds of models, and read/evaluate recent modeling papers. A variety of models will be introduced, with emphasis on atmosphere-ocean General Circulation Models (GCMs) and "simple"(zero-dimensional) models. No previous modeling or programming experience is required.

Upper-Division standing for undergraduates.Math 4B AND one of: Earth 4, Earth 105, Earth 130, Earth 164B, Geog 3A, Geog 110, or Geog 134.Or instructor permission. No instructor permission required for graduate students.