Certificate of completion issued to
Aishwarya G Vishnu
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Climate Models and Projections Pathway
Completion date
21 Sep 2023
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About Climate Models and Projections Pathway
3 Video modules
47 minutes of learning
4.6 rating
Proficient level
Climate change is a pressing issue facing humanity and one of the most important steps in addressing it is to understand the causes and impacts of the changing climate. This is where climate models come in. Climate models are sophisticated computer simulations that allow climate scientists to simulate and predict long-term climate patterns. In this pathway, Kevin Trenberth, discusses the use of climate models, the evolution of different types of models and the distinction between climate predictions and projections. Kevin then explains the potential impacts of different levels of global warming, including the differences between 1.5°C and 2°C warming, as well as the projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
In this pathway
Understand climate models and projections
Explore the evolution of climate models
Distinguish between climate predictions and projections
Pathway experts
Kevin Trenberth
Former Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC
Dr. Kevin Trenberth is a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). He was a Coordinating Lead Author of the 1995, 2001, and 2007 Scientific Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Kevin also shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize which went to the IPCC and Al Gore. Between 1999 to 2006, Kevin served on the Joint Scientific committee of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). Kevin then went on to chair the WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel from 2004 to 2010 and the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Scientific Steering Group from 2010 to 2013. He has also served on many US national committees and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi. Kevin has received many awards throughout his career. In 2000, he received the Jule G. Charney award from the AMS; in 2003, he was given the NCAR Distinguished Achievement Award. In 2013 he was awarded the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, and he received the Climate Communication Prize from AGU and in 2017 he was honoured with the Roger Revelle medal by the AGU.