My friends who are expert in education tell me that models, modeling, and the use of models are among the most difficult concepts to both grasp and teach.
I wrote a series of blogs based on my class presentations to introduce modeling. Start with #1 and tell me what you think.
- Models are Everywhere
- Ledgers, Graphics, and Carvings
- Balancing the Budget
- Point of View
- Cloak of Complexity
- Free Market
- Summary
Validation of Climate Models: This is a chapter in a book on the philosophy of validation of computer simulations. This chapter includes an introduction to a different types of models and how they all fit together to provide guidance, describe uncertainty, and give us confidence (or not) in our results.
Broadcast Meteorologists Short Course
The material below was put together for an American Meteorology Society Short Course in Kansas City. The presentation, linked below, was given on June 20, 2017.
The title of the course was COMMUNICATING THE COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: WEATHER, HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS
- Powerpoint of Rood Presentation (~3.5 MB)
- – Powerpoint Slideshow (~2.5 MB)
- PDF of Rood Presentation (~3.5 MB)
There are many additional backup slides in these presentations.
- .mp4 of Presentation (~ 500 MB)
References in response to questions during presentation
– Onset of Little Ice Age
– Geographical Extent of 20th Century Warming
Gettelman and Rood (2016)
– Free eBook, Demystifying Climate Models.