| Week |
Date |
Topic |
Notes |
| 1 |
01-23
01-25 |
Introduction to atmospheric dynamics
Introduction to ocean dynamics
Ruddiman Ch 2, Kohli Ch 3, Pinet Ch 6 |
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| 2 |
01-30
02-01 |
Intro to Climate data, reanalysis & climate modeling
Deser et a. 2010, Dee et al. 2014, Weart 2008
Timescales of variability & uncertainty discussion
Wunch 1999, Deser et al. 2012
Guiding questions
Discussion sign up (complete by Monday 2/5 @ 5PM) |
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| 3 |
02-06
02-08 |
Identifying modes of variability & IRI climate database tutorial
No class: IRI database work time
Help resources: IRI Function index; IRI Data tutorial; IRI Statistics Tutorial
(Optional EOF review paper) |
DE1 assigned |
| 4 |
02-13
02-15 |
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) I
ENSO paper discussion I
Cai et al. 2014, Yeh et al. 2009, Yeh et al. supp mat
Guiding questions |
DE2 assigned
DE 1 due |
| 5 |
02-20
02-22 |
Monday Classes; ENSO discussion II
Vecchi et al. 2010: Future ENSO review
ENSO paper discussion (V. Pivotti lead)
Summary (T. McCabe & S. Brennan)
Dai et al. 2000, Li et al. 2015, Guiding questions |
DE3 assigned, Capotondi et al. 2015
DE2 due |
| 6 |
02-27
03-01 |
Monsoons
Monsoons paper discussion (D. Dennis lead)
Thompson et al. 2000, Staubwasser et al. 2003
Guiding questions
Summary (K. Donnellan) |
DE4 assigned
DE3 due |
| 7 |
03-06
03-08 |
Spring Recess—no classes |
|
| 8 |
03-13
03-15 |
Snow day
Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) |
DE4 due (3/16 @ 5PM) |
| 9 |
03-20
03-22 |
IOD paper discussion (K. Donnellan & E. Chamberlain lead)
Saji and Yamagata 2003; Ashok et al. 2004
Guiding questions
Summary (C. Gambino)
Midterm
Study guide |
|
| 10 |
03-27
03-29 |
Annular Modes
Annular Modes paper discussion (T. McCabe lead)
Abram et al. 2014, Barnes et al. 2013, Guiding questions
Summary (Y. Zhou) |
DE5 assigned |
| 11 |
04-03
04-05 |
Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO)
AMO paper discussion (C. Gambino lead)
Henry et al. 2016, Brown-Galbraith et al. 2016, Guiding questions
Summary (D. Dennis) |
DE5 due (4/6 @ 5PM) |
| 12 |
04-10
04-12 |
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) I
PDO paper discussion I
Di Lorenzo et al. 2015, Liguori et al. 2018, Guiding questions (with particular focus on * process questions)
Summary (V. Pivotti) |
DE6 assigned |
| 13 |
04-17
04-19 |
PDO II
Newman et al. 2016. PDV review
Project (DE6) work; No class
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|
| 14 |
04-24
04-26 |
PDO paper discussion II (E. Reed lead)
DeLong et al. 2012, DeLong et al. 2012 SI, England et al. 2014, Guiding Questions
Summary ( E. Chamberlain)
Future modes discussion (Y. Zhou & S. Brennan lead)
Klower et al. 2014, Chylek et al. 2016, Guiding questions
Summary (E. Reed) |
|
| 15 |
05-01
05-06 |
Future modes / Wrap-up/ Review
Final exam review sheet
Take home exam administered |
DE6 due |
| 16 |
05-09 |
Take-home exam due (by email before 5PM) |
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