Stories and Scenarios for a Warming Climate 20240427: This is an evolving, working document.. One of the best ways to think about our climate future is to think of stories that describe situations we are likely to face. Stories are natural to [...]
Should we panic over this sea surface temperature plot? Richard B. (Ricky) Rood University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Emeritus) June 20, 2023 Recently, a sea surface temperature (SST) plot similar to the one here (Figure 1 and above) has been [...]
Image: Sun obscured by forest fire smoke. August 2020, Boulder County, Colorado Scenario Planning Collection This is a selection of materials on Scenario Planning. GLISA: Scenario Planning (Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments) GLISA’s scenario planning approach describes plausible future events and [...]
Problem Solving Introduction: This material introduces knowledge system theory and structured problem solving. The concept of science usability is introduced. The student should become familiar with the concepts of legitimacy, credibility, and salience. A good exercise is to choose at least one [...]
This is a document in development. It is both incomplete and subject to major revision. Though presently written in first person, there are contributions from many in these words. None, more so than Cecelia DeLuca. Communications and Continuity Introduction I have managed [...]
Starting in the mid-1990s I became involved in management and analysis of U.S. government efforts in climate and weather modeling. This became a unique aspect of my career, and here at the end of my career, I am still asked to be [...]
This lecture was presented at the Biennale di Venezia, Italian Pavilion, on October 5, 2021. The lecture strives to make several points. As a species we have adapted to large climate change, especially at the end of the ice age. Compared to [...]
Uncertainty Introduction (30:34 Minute Lecture, slides, pdf): Science does not produce facts; it produces knowledge with a description of uncertainty. Knowledge is imperfect for many reasons. This lectures describes and categorizes different sources of uncertainty, and introduces how to use different sources [...]
Image: Rood family cabin, intact but moved, on the Neuse River, North Carolina, after Hurricane Florence and before Hurricane Dorian (August 2019). What is its future? This course was designed for the Climate and Space (CLaSP) MEng in Applied Climate. It [...]
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