IMPRS-gBGC course
'Modeling & Numerical Techniques' 2021
Category: Skill course
Credit points: 0.2 per day
1. General information
Date: August 31 - September 9, 2021
Place: Lecture hall or via Zoom
2. COVID-19
Take advantage of an active learning experience and join the course in the lecture hall. Before please test yourself (available at our reception) AND wear your mask if 1.5-m-distance can not be kept.
3. Preliminary agenda
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L = lecture, P = practical
| Day | Slot | Type | Content | Who
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, Aug 31 | Mathematical concepts | Carlos Sierra | ||
| 09:00 - 12:00 | L | - Functions, limits, derivatives, integrals |
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| 13:00 - 16:00 | P | - Solving practical exercise (self-guided) |
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| Wednesday, Sept 1 | Basics of ecological modeling | Carlos Sierra | ||
| 09:00 - 12:00 | L | - Model formulation: concepts and model equations |
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| 13:00 - 16:00 | P | - Numerical solution of models (self-guided) |
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| Tuesday, Sept 7 | Foundations | Axel Kleidon | ||
| 09:00 - 12:15 | L/P | Introduction to Earth system modeling |
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| 13:45 - 17:00 | L/P | Basic differential equations |
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| Wednesday, Sept 8 | Energy balance and Land surface | Axel Kleidon | ||
| 09:00 - 12:15 | L/P | Global energy balance modelling |
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| 13:45 - 17:00 | L/P | Land-atmosphere interactions |
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| Thursday, Sept 9 | Water balance and Complex systems concepts | Axel Kleidon | ||
| 09:00 - 12:15 | L+P | Water balance modelling |
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| 13:45 - 17:00 | L+P | Complex systems concepts |
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4. What you need to prepare
There are no pre-knowledge needed to participate in the module on basic modeling.
Bring a laptop and make sure that a recent version of R is running on your laptop.
You can download the most recent version here: http://www.r-project.org/
RStudio is a new open-source integrated development environment that runs on all platforms. It nicely combines console, script editor, working directory, plots etc. into a an uncluttered layout that you can easily navigate. You need to have R installed before you can use RStudio as a development environment.