Physics of the Climate System

This lecture covers the fundamentals of climate physics in roughly 11 chapters. The time schedule is still very preliminary and the format is not yet finalized. The exercises will take place in a bi-weekly rhythm (1.5 h) and will deal with current literature and computational examples.

1. Introduction and Review (15.04.2021)
2. The climate system and the decomposition of mass and ernergy motion (22.04.2021)
3. Data Source and Observations (29.04.2021)
4. Radiative Forcing (06.05.2021)
5. Mean States and Energy Balance (02.05.2021)
6. Entropy, angular momentum and exchange processes (27.05.2021)
7. Interannual and decadal variability (10.06.2021)
8. Millennial- and orbital climate variability (17.06.2021)
9. Cycles (Water and Greenhouse Gases) (24.06.2021)
10. From past to present (01.07.2021)
11. Climate modelling with a "Community Earth System Model" (08.07.2021)

Final online exam will take place on the 15th of July 2021.

Practice groups

• Group 1 (Inga Kerber)
  37 participants
  Online, Mon 17:00 - 18:30
• Group 2 (Norbert Frank)
  18 participants
  Online, Mon 17:00 - 18:30