MTEOR 4080: Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: MTEOR 2270 or equivalent; MTEOR 4430
Numerical solutions of the differential equations that describe weather and climate. Survey of numerical solution techniques with focus on advantages and limitations of different methods. Physical parameterizations for turbulence, clouds, and land surface processes. Forecast verification. Applications including designing and running simulations on high-performance computing systems. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)