Lecture 1: Introduction
1. Introduce myself
2. Introduce yourself
3. Course Outline
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Name:
Youmin Tang; Professor
Canada Research Chair (2005 -2014)
Education:
BSc and MSc in Meteorology
PhD in Physical Oceanography
Research:
Climate dynamics, El Nino and seasonal
climate prediction, climate predictability, Ocean
data assimilation, Coupled modeling
Teaching:
Introduction to Atmospheric sciences (ENSC201)
Geophysical data analysis (ENSC450), Global
change sciences (ENSC425), modeling and
simulation (NRES710).
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My Personal Biography
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ENSC 425/625 Course Overview
• Web site:
http://web.unbc.ca/~ytang/ENSC425
• Schedule of lectures & lecture notes.
Office: 8-429. Tel: 250-9605190.
• Email: ytang@unbc.ca
• Hours: Tu. 3:00-4:20pm or by
appointment
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• Reference books: "The Earth System" (2nd
edition) by Lee R. Kump, J.F. Kasting & R.G.
Crane. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.
• Earth’s Climate: Past and Future, by
Ruddiman, 2001
• IPCC Fourth/Fifth Assessment Report -Climate Change: The Physical Science
Basis
(http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_a
ssessment_report_wg1_report_the_physical_science_basis.htm)
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Course Schedule and Outline
• Week1: Course overview & Climate
System.
• Week2-3: System approach & Daisyworld.
• Week4: Global changes & quiz
• Week5-7: Past Climate changes
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• Week8:
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Oceanic circulation quiz.
Week9: Modern Climate Variability.
week 10: Climate models and climate modeling
week 11-12: IPCC report. quiz
Week 12-13: Student presentation
The schedule may change, as the class evolves. I will alert
you if/when quiz schedule changes.
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Grades:
• 3 Test marks (each 20%) = 60%
• Final project = 40%
presentation 10%
written report 30%
Statue of Limitations: If you wish to appeal a grade
received on a test, your appeal must be made within 7
days from the time it is handed back. No appeals will be
considered after that deadline.
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• Types of quiz questions:
(1) Multiple choice
(2) simple calculation
(3) interpretation and description
All questions are covered in lectures.
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• Final project
- Literature review or research report
You should choose a topic from given
titles, and do a comprehensive literature
review for your chosen topic. You are
asked to write a review report, and present
your report in the class.
You will be responsible for searching
relevant literature on your chosen topic. You
must annotate your references in your
reports in detail, which I can find them.
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Sources of literature:
Scientific journals
Academic books
Internet
Your report should be like an academic
research paper, including
(1) Title
(2) Introduction
(3) major progress made in this topic, major
methods used, some unsolved issues …..
(4) Conclusions
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This report should be at least 20 pages
(double-spaced, not counting figures. Font
size: 12). It is due before our last class
(Dec. 4).
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Recommended topics:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Global warming and Climate change
EL Nino
The role of Ocean in Climate change
Global climate changes: past, present
and future
If you like other topics, please see me for a
discussion before you work.
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Presentation:
15-20 mins talk, and 3-5 mins
questions.
You will be marked by everybody in the
class. The average is the final mark of
your presentation.
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