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MCRN-MN Mathematics of Climate Seminar |
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Fall 2020 Schedule
September 10, 2020
Earth's Heat Imbalance, Richard McGehee, School of Mathematics
The Earth's weather and climate are driven by energy from the Sun. There is a large amount of energy coming continuously from the Sun in the form of visible light and an equal amount of energy leaving the Earth in the form of long wave radiation. Slight differences between the incoming and outgoing energy drive changes in the Earth's climate. With satellites and ocean instruments, it is possible to estimate the current heat imbalance and to construct simple mathematical models describing the phenomena.
September 15, 2020
Introduction to Filippov Systems and Multiflows, Cameron Thieme, School of Mathematics
September 22, 2020
What we have learned from climate models of different complexities, Alice Nadeau, Cornell University
September 24, 2020
Introduction to Permafrost, Maria Sanchez Muniz, School of Mathematics
September 29, 2020
(Some) Mathematical Endeavors Inspired by Studying Climate, Alice Nadeau, Cornell University
October 6, 2020
The Case for Anthropogenic Warming, Richard McGehee, School of Mathematics
Scientific evidence overwhelmingly indicates that the Earth's surface temperature is warming and that the primary cause of the warming is the increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The evidence also indicates that human activity is the major source of the increase.