Tomorrow's talk: Computing the Climate: the Evolution of Climate Models

[Elizabeth]

Hi everybody,

This is a reminder about our very first talk of the series, tomorrow
(Monday) at 3PM in BA 1220. We hope to see you there!

Details:

Steve Easterbrook, Department of Computer Science

Detailed projections of future climate change are created using
sophisticated computational models that simulate the dynamics of the
climate system. These models have evolved over the last 60 years along
with scientists' understanding of the climate system. In this talk,
I'll trace the history of climate modelling, from the early ENIAC
weather simulations created by von Neumann and Charney, through to
today's Earth System Models, in which atmosphere, ocean, vegetation
and ice sheet models are coupled together to study interactions across
the climate system. I'll also provide an overview of how the models
are tested, and where the remaining uncertainties are. I'll end with a
look at how the models are used in the assessments of climate change
performed by the IPCC, and a glimpse at some new results that will be
used in the IPCC's sixth assessment report, due to be published in
2014.

For more info: http://www.cs.toronto.edu/climate/

Cheers,
Elizabeth