EPS 290, Topics in Atmospheric Dynamics, Spring 2025

Overview

This course covers current and classic papers in atmospheric dynamics and climate physics in general with an eye towards aiding students involved in graduate-level research projects.

Time

Thursdays at 2:00

Location

382 McCone Hall

Syllabus

1/16, Yi-Chuan leads

• DelSole and Tippett, Statistical Methods for Climate Scientists, 2022, chapter 13

1/23, Zhenyu leads

• Van Roijen et al., Building materials could store more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 annually, Science, 2025

1/30, Rusen leads

• Yang et al., Predator and prey: convective inhibition control on precipitation can lead to an oscillating precipitation pattern in hothouse climates, in prep, 2024

2/6, Sam leads

• Frenger et al., Misconceptions of the marine biological carbon pump in a changing climate: Thinking outside the "export" box, GCB, 2024

2/27, Yi-Chuan leads

• DelSole and Tippett, Statistical Methods for Climate Scientists, 2022, chapter 14

3/6, Rusen leads

• Jeevanjee et al., A Holistic View of Climate Sensitivity, Ann Rev, 2025

3/13, Zhenyu leads

• Berberich et al., Black carbon reflects extremely efficient aerosol wet removal in monsoonal convective transport, JGR Atmo, 2025

3/20, Rusen leads

• Baker et al., Continued Atlantic overturning circulation even under climate extremes, Nature, 2025

4/3, Yi-Chuan leads

• DelSole and Tippett, Statistical Methods for Climate Scientists, 2022, chapter 15

4/10, Sam leads

• Turco et al., Anthropogenic climate change impacts exacerbate summer forest fires in California, PNAS, 2023

4/24, Sam leads

• Sanderson et al., What would it take to achieve the Paris temperature targets?, GRL, 2016

5/1, Zhenyu leads

• Liu et al., Importance of longwave radiative forcing by icy clouds in maintaining Miocene high-latitude warmth, GRL, 2025