Syllabus

Module 1: Governing equations and introduction to physical processes in atmospheric climate models. What is parameterization and why it is needed?
Module 2: Different types of parameterizations e.g. land surface-atmosphere interaction, soil-vegetation-atmosphere parameterization, water-atmosphere parameterization
Module 3: Planetary boundary layer and turbulence parameterization: Reynolds averaging, Turbulence closure, Non-local closure schemes, Turbulence and horizontal diffusion.
Module 4: Convective parameterization: shallow and deep convection, Influence of deep convection, Deep-layer control convective schemes, low-level control convective schemes. Microphysical parameterization: Particle types and size distribution, Bulk microphysical parameterization schemes.
Module 5: Basic concepts in radiation and orography parameterizations.

To make students understand the fundamentals of Parameterization.

To make students aware about the land surface-atmosphere interaction, soil-vegetation-atmosphere parameterization and water-atmosphere parameterization.

To learn about turbulence in the planetary boundary layer.

To explore about convective and microphysical parameterization in various schemes.
Imparting knowledge concerning radiation and orography parameterizations.

CO1: Demonstrate understanding of fundamentals of parameterisations.
CO2: know about the land surface-atmosphere interaction, soil-vegetation-atmosphere parameterization and water-atmosphere parameterizations.
CO3: know about various turbulent processes within planetary boundary layer and Reynold’s averaging.
CO4: to identify various processes that govern convective organisations and microphysical changes that occur in the cloud.
CO5: know about physical processes that are represented through radiation and orography parameterizations.

David J Stensrud, Parameterization Schemes: Keys to Understanding Numerical Weather Prediction Models, Cambridge University Press

Thomas Tomkins Warner, Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction, Cambridge University Press

Krishnamurthi T.N. and L. Bounoua, An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques, CRC Press

Hamilton, Kevin and Wataru Ohfuchi, High resolution numerical modelling of the atmosphere and ocean, Springer