GEOG 408Earth's Future Climates
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- 0.50
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When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course provides students with experience using numerical models to understand changes in Earth's climate. Building on their knowledge of the fundamental physical processes governing the climate system, students will construct, apply and evaluate a hierarchy of climate models (from simple energy balance models to full ocean-atmosphere General Circulation Models). The predictive ability of climate models, and their validation, will be considered. The different types of uncertainty inherent in climate projections will be explained and the implications assessed.
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It was an okay course. The professor changed the course outline and expectations mid-way through and weekly tests became more difficult. Chris Fletcher expects very specific things on tests, and can be a bit of a tough grader. Otherwise very passionate about the course and content, and very easy and nice to approach for help. Course is mostly about climate change MODELS, big emphasis on models, and it's very statistical.
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2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention GEOG 408, November 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2023
Picking Between GEOG 408 and GEOG 409 1 point, 0 comments
u/Fuzzy-Ad3758: “Calling for the geography majors out there! Which would be a better course to take? (can only pick one)”
Fall 2016
What courses are you taking next term? 10 points, 43 comments
“If you didn't pre-enroll, what courses do you plan on taking?”
u/Waterwoogem: “GEOG 408, GEOG 409, ERS 415”
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