LABS

New SBDART Model SBDART model to download

EdGCM model download

Experimental Design (pdf version) describes all the steps to be taken in running the experiment that will answer the selected scientific question

SBDART Grading (pdf version) describes how the experiments will be graded

 

 

Week 1
OVERVIEW

MONDAY MARCH 28 and TUESDAY MARCH 29, 2005
No Lab

 

Week 2
MODEL PRACTICE

MONDAY APRIL 4 and TUESDAY APRIL 5, 2005
Lab 1 - SBDART Introduction and Presentation (including conceptual model, cloudy sky and heating rate)
Activities - SBDART Practice







Week 3
RADIATION, ENERGY AND CLOUDS

MONDAY APRIL 11 and TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2005
Lab 2 -
Earth Radiation Budget and Clouds
Activities - Design and Run Experiment

 

Week 4
GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND CLIMATE

MONDAY APRIL 18 and TUESDAY APRIL 19, 2005
Lab 3 -
Greenhouse Effect
Activities - Design and Run Experiment

 

Week 5
OZONE DEPLETION AND UV RADIATION

MONDAY APRIL 25 and TUESDAY APRIL 26, 2005
Lab 4 - Ozone and UV Radiation
Activities - Design and Run Experiment

 

Week 6
AEROSOLS AND CLIMATE

MONDAY MAY 2 and TUESDAY MAY 3, 2005
Lab 5 - Aerosols
Activities - Design and Run Experiment
Optical depth vs visibility relation

 

Week 7
SURFACE ALBEDO AND CLIMATE

MONDAY MAY 9 and TUESSDAY MAY 10, 2005
Lab 6 - Surface Albedo
Activities - Design and Run Experiment

 

Week 8
INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE MODELING

MONDAY MAY 16 and TUESDAY MAY 17, 2005
Lab 7 - EdGCM Introduction , Instructions
Activities - Practice with model

 

Week 9
CLIMATE MODELING

MONDAY MAY 23 and TUESDAY MAY 24, 2005
Lab 8 -
Global Temperature and CO2 increase
Activities -
Analysis of results

 

 

Week 10
CLIMATE MODELING

TUESDAY JUNE 2, 2005
Lab 9- Snow/Ice albedo Feedback
Activities - Analysis of results