Training Modules:
Section outline
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- Fundamentals of Climate and Ocean Dynamics (8 hours). Earth’s energy balance, radiation laws, and greenhouse effect. Basic principles of atmospheric and oceanic circulation. Geophysical fluid dynamics for large-scale motion. Ocean-atmosphere interactions and feedbacks. Natural climate variability vs anthropogenic drivers.
- Observed and Projected Climate Change (8 hours). Observed trends: surface temperature, sea level, cryosphere. Marine heatwaves: drivers, metrics, and impacts. Interpreting climate time series and anomalies. Climate models, future projections, and key uncertainties.
- Ocean numerical modelling and data analysis (8 hours): Gain a foundational understanding of ocean numerical models. Learn to install Jupyter Notebook, set up the Python environment, and use essential libraries. Perform computations of anomalies, climatologies, spatial maps, time series, and vertical profiles for both the blue and green ocean.