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Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Volkmar Wirth
Event type:
Lecture
Displayed in timetable as:
08.110.8002
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
3,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Requirements / organisational issues:
This course assumes that you have a general familiarity with atmospheric dynamics, linear algebra as well as partial differential equations.
Contents:
- Order and chaos in meteorology
- Deterministic versus probabilistic approach
- Basic concepts from dynamical systems theory
- Sensitive dependence on initial conditions
- Error growth in multiscale systems
- Measures of errors
- Ensemble prediction
- Seamless prediction
Recommended reading list:
Palmer and Hagedorn (2006): Predictability of Weather and Climate. Cambridge University Press
Digital teaching:
This course will most likely be taught using MS-Teams. You are encouraged to attend the (digital-but-) live sessions, ask questions and contribute to the discussion. In addition, the sessions will be recorded and hand-written notes will be provided.
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