CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE: An Essential READER
This book introduces readers to cutting-edge climate change science. Unlike many books on the topic that devote themselves to recent events, this volume provides a historical context and describes early research results as well as key modern scientific findings.
It explains how the climate change issue has developed over many decades, how the science has progressed, how diplomacy has (so far) proven unable to find a means of limiting global emissions of heat-trapping substances, and how the forecast for future climate change has become more worrisome. A scientific or mathematical background is not necessary to read this book, which includes no equations, jargon, complex charts or graphs, or quantitative science at all.
Anyone who can read a newspaper will understand this book. It is ideal for introductory courses on climate change, especially for non-science major students.
CLIMATE MATHEMATICS: Theory and Applications
This unique text provides a thorough, yet accessible, grounding in the mathematics, statistics, and programming that students need to master for coursework and research in climate science, meteorology, and oceanography. Assuming only high school mathematics, it presents carefully selected concepts and techniques in linear algebra, statistics, computing, calculus and differential equations within the context of real climate science examples.
Computational techniques are integrated to demonstrate how to visualize, analyze, and apply climate data, with R code featured in the book and both R and Python code available online. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter with selected solutions available to students to aid self-study and further solutions provided online for instructors only. Additional online supplements to aid classroom teaching include datasets, images, and animations.
Guidance is provided on how the book can support a variety of courses at different levels, making it a highly flexible text for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers and professional climate scientists who need to refresh or modernize their quantitative skills.
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About Richard Somerville
Richard Somerville is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. He is a retired climate scientist and the author of Climate Change Science, Climate Mathematics (co-author), and The Forgiving Air.
Further information on his research and his work on communicating climate science can be found on his university website:
https://rsomerville.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/
EMAIL: rsomerville@ucsd.edu
MEDIA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS4UitaM-aI
In this episode of the Future Shapers podcast, host Tod interviews Dr. Richard Somerville, a leading voice in climate science. They discuss Richard's journey from a young weather enthusiast to a prominent climate scientist, his book 'The Forgiving Air', and his involvement with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The conversation highlights the importance of effective communication in science, the evolution of climate science, and the challenges of addressing climate change. Richard shares insights on the IPCC's processes and the necessity of educating future generations about climate issues. In this conversation, Richard Somerville discusses the importance of integrating scientific understanding into climate education, emphasizing the need for accessible literature that can engage students from various backgrounds. He reflects on his personal actions towards sustainability, the historical context of climate science, and the urgency of addressing climate change. Somerville also shares his views on the balance of optimism and pessimism regarding future climate scenarios and concludes with insights into his memoir, which aims to share his scientific journey with his family.