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Global Warming II: Create Your Own Models in Python

The University of Chicago

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This class provides a series of Python programming exercises intended to explore the use of numerical modeling in the Earth system and climate sciences.  The scientific background for these models is presented in a companion class, Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change.  This class assumes that you are new to Python programming (and this is indeed a great way to learn Python!), but that you will be able to pick up an elementary knowledge of Python syntax from another class or from on-line tutorials.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

6 hours to complete

Time-Dependent Energy Balance Model

This class is intended to complement a Coursera class called Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change, which presents much of the background to the material here. In this class you'll be using spreadsheets (maybe) and Python (definitely) to do some simple numerical calculations on topics in Earth System Science. The model you'll be working on this week is based on material from Unit 3 of that class, called First Climate Model.

6 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 7 min), 6 readings, 3 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Iterative Runaway Ice-Albedo Feedback Model

The ideas behind this model were explained in Unit 7, Feedbacks, in Part I of this class. First we get to generate simple linear "parameterization" functions of planetary albedo and the latitude to which ice forms (colder = lower latitude ice). Second, for any given value of the solar constant, L, we'll use iteration to find consistent values of albedo and T, to show the effect of the ice albedo feedback on Earth's temperature, running away to fall into the dreaded "snowball Earth".

5 hours to complete

1 video (Total 5 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Ice Sheet Dynamics

5 hours to complete

1 video (Total 5 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

11 hours to complete

Pressure, Rotation, and Fluid Flow

11 hours to complete

1 video (Total 7 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM GLOBAL WARMING II: CREATE YOUR OWN MODELS IN PYTHON

by ISFeb 15, 2017

I would love some more excercises, more modeling concepts. A great experience after all!

by AHApr 13, 2020

Great course for those who want to learn a little more about modelling, python and the climate!

by VIJan 29, 2021

Great course, really interesting! The difficulty of the course didn't follow a linear growth, as week 4 was much more difficult than the others.

by ASJun 18, 2016

Really good course. Short, content-filled lectures and practical application!

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