Rainfall in the climate system: changes under global warming and challenges for climate modelersby J. David Neelin, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences And Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los

Uncertainty in Climate Predictions

Jan 5th, 2009

Uncertainty in Climate Predictions by Douglas Nychka, Director of the Institute for Mathematics Applied to Geosciences (IMAGe) and Senior Scientist in the Geophysical Statistics Project (GSP), National Center for Atmospheric ResearchNychka tal

Tropical climate variability

Jan 5th, 2009

Tropical climate variabilityby David Neelin, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles Part 1: Tropical climate variability, especially El Niño.Part

What individuals and governments can do to help mitigate climate change.

Jan 5th, 2009

What individuals and governments can do to help mitigate climate change.by Jon Huntsman, Jr., Governor of Utah

Polar Land Ice

Jan 5th, 2009

Polar Land Iceby David Holland, Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science (CAOS), Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University Part 1: Some of the basics of land ice.Part 2: In the second half, Holland speaks about the rapid di

How satellites monitor the climate.

Jan 5th, 2009

How satellites monitor the climate. by Jay Zwally, Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Project Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Global climate models

Jan 5th, 2009

Global climate modelsby Inez Fung, Professor of Atmospheric Science and Co-Director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment, University of California, Berkeley

Mathematics in Energy Production

Jan 5th, 2009

Mathematics in Energy Productionby Margot Gerritsen, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Mechanical and Civil & Environmental Engineering by courtesy, Stanford University Part 1: Mathematics’ role in extracting fossil fuels.Part 2:

Hurricanes and Climate

Jan 5th, 2009

Hurricanes and Climateby Kerry A. Emanuel, Professor of Atmospheric Research, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPart 1: In the first part, Emanuel gives some background on hurricane forecasts and the impact of hurricanes on the climate.P

Chaotic Convection in a Toy Climate

Jan 5th, 2009

Chaotic Convection in a Toy Climateby Christopher M. Danforth, Mathematics & Statistics, University of Vermont

A Math Students Journey to Antarctica

Jan 5th, 2009

A Math Students Journey to Antarcticaby Adam Gully, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah

Sea Ice in the Global Climate System

Jan 5th, 2009

Sea Ice in the Global Climate Systemby Kenneth M. Golden, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah; Elizabeth Hunke, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Cecilia Bitz, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington; and Marika Ho