#climate dynamics

Below are some failed doomsday, eco-pocalyptic predictions (source): 1. 1967: Dire Famine Forecast By 19752. 1969: Everyone Will Disappear In a Cloud Of Blue Steam By 1989 (1969)3. 1970: Ice Age By 20004. 1970: America Subject to Water Rationing By 1974 and Food Rationing By 19805. 1971: New Ice Age Coming By 2020 or 20306. 1972: New Ice Age By 20707. 1974: Space Satellites Show New Ice Age…

Before reading this blog, please read here. The analysis has been running since January 2024. The situation as of September 2024 is illustrated below. As stated in the mentioned blog, while complexity oscilates, its mean value shows no drift or appreciable changes in mean value. This points to a system that oscillates around a certain condition of ‘equilibrium’ and one which is stable.…

“Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years.” (from Wikipedia). In other words, climate does not change from one year to another as we’re talking of long term variations in means and standard deviations of variables such as…

In a significant step toward enhancing our understanding of climate dynamics, NASA has successfully launched the second PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) satellite. This launch, which took place at 3:15 p.m. NZST on June 4, marks a critical phase in NASA’s mission to monitor the Earth’s poles and their role in the global climate system. Deployed via Rocket Lab’s…

Spatial and seasonal variations in rainfall and temperature across Nigeria | JBES 2021

Mr. Ndakara Ofudjaye Emmanuel, and Mr. Eyefia Oghenerukevwe Alexander from the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Delta State University, Nigeria, wrote a paper entitled “Spatial and seasonal variations in rainfall and temperature across Nigeria.” This paper was published by the Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences | JBES in Volume 18, February issue, 2021. under the…

Bayesian Methods for Structural Dynamics and Civil Engineering

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Matrix and simulation methods in hydrology, statistical studies in hydrology and their applications to civil engineering problems.(More…)

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Limiting climate change and mitigating its adverse effects is certainly one of the major challenges of today and for decades to come. It will also require cooperation across many disciplines from humanities to engineering and the natural sciences. As a consequence, it is of great importance that a wide array of audiences is equipped with a basic knowledge of the climate system’s fundamental processes and feedbacks. Not only will this promote a better understanding of the Earth system, but will also lead to more informed discussions about climate science and its implications for society and policy decisions.

Climate Dynamics, by Kerry H. Cook, is a short, accessible introductory textbook aimed at undergraduate students. It does not assume prior knowledge in Earth or atmospheric sciences and is thus intended for a broader audience of future engineers, scientists and policymakers. The book has a quantitative approach, which introduces the fundamental equations of the climate system and develops, for instance, a series of simple concept models for the illustration of the greenhouse effect. It is therefore recommended that readers have a basic understanding of calculus and physics. However, pages are never overloaded with equations.