Introduction to Climate Modelling (Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics Book 2)

A three-tier approach is presented: (i) fundamental dynamical concepts of climate processes, (ii) their mathematical formulation based on balance equations, and (iii) the necessary numerical techniques to solve these equations. This book showcases the global energy balance of the climate system and feedback processes that determine the climate sensitivity, initial-boundary value problems, energy transport in the climate system, large-scale ocean circulation and abrupt climate change. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction....Pages 1-23 Model Hierarchy and Simplified Climate Models....Pages 25-51 Describing Transports of Energy and Matter....Pages 53-77 Energy Transport in the Climate System and Its Parameterisation....Pages 79-89 Initial Value and Boundary Value Problems....Pages 91-96 Large-Scale Circulation in the Ocean....Pages 97-122 Large-Scale Circulation in the Atmosphere....Pages 123-135 Atmosphere–Ocean Interactions....Pages 137-150 Multiple Equilibria in the Climate System....Pages 151-164 Back Matter....Pages 171-179 In this title, a three-tier approach is presented: fundamental dynamical concepts of climate processes, their mathematical formulation based on balance equations, and the necessary numerical techniques to solve these equations. This book showcases the global energy balance of the climate system and feedback processes that determine the climate sensitivity, initial-boundary value problems, energy transport in the climate system, large-scale ocean circulation and abrupt climate change