Video Lectures

Advanced lectures on mathematical and computational methods in climate science and geophysical fluid dynamics

CEB Workshop: Mathematical Methods in Climate Science

This comprehensive lecture series from the Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques (CIRM) covers advanced mathematical and computational approaches to climate and geophysical fluid dynamics. Topics include nonlinear dynamics, stochastic methods, machine learning, extreme events, and numerical methods for weather prediction.

Complete Playlist (30 lectures)

Workshop on Nonlinear and Stochastic Methods in Climate and GFD (2019)

Lectures by Topic

Dynamical Systems in Climate

Lectures on attractors, multistability, tipping points, and nonlinear dynamics applied to climate systems.

Nonautonomous and Random Dynamical Systems in Climate Sciences

Michael Ghil

Multistability of the Climate

Valerio Lucarini

Multistability in Climate and Weather

Tamas Bodai

Snapshot/Pullback Attractor of an Earth System Model

Gábor Drótos

Stochastic Methods

Stochastic modeling of climate variability, precipitation, and uncertain processes.

Stochastic Process Models for Precipitation Processes

David Neelin

Nonlinear and Stochastic Methods in Climate and GFD

So Takao

Homogenization for Generalized Langevin Equations

Soon Hoe Lim

Anomalous Diffusion in Random Dynamical Systems

Yuzuru Sato

Extreme Events & Predictability

Understanding and predicting extreme climate events using mathematical approaches.

Extreme Events and Precursors in Climate Dynamics

Freddy Bouchet

Predictability of Extreme Climate Events

Jürgen Kurths

Numerical Method for Identifying Transition Paths

Tiejun Li

Numerical Methods & Machine Learning

Modern computational techniques including spectral methods, numerical schemes, and ML for climate.

Numerical Modelling Applied to Weather Prediction

Roberto Buizza

Machine Learning for Turbulent and Geophysical Flows

Davide Faranda

Spectral Methods for Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Gary Froyland

Casimir Preserving Scheme for Long-Time Simulation

Milo Viviani

Paleoclimate & Ice Ages

Mathematical approaches to understanding past climates and ice age cycles.

Mathematical Games Around Quaternary Ice Ages

Michel Crucifix

Nonlinear and Stochastic Approaches to Paleoclimate Records

Tommaso Alberti

Ocean Dynamics

Ocean circulation, internal waves, and ocean-atmosphere interactions.

Global Overturning Circulation of the Ocean

Paola Cessi

Nonlinear Dispersive Decomposition of Internal Waves

David Lannes

Asymptotic Behavior for Wind-Driven Ocean Circulation

Dan Kosloff

Mathematical Foundations

Core mathematical methods and theoretical foundations for geophysical fluid dynamics.

Mathematical Methods in the Analysis of Geophysical Flows

Isabelle Gallagher

Unstable Periodic Orbits in Atmospheric Models

Andrey Gritsun

Variational Approach to Closure of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

Liu

Dynamic and Topological Phase Transitions

Shouhong Wang

Additional Topics

Additional lectures on numerical schemes, coupling, and fundamental questions in GFD.

Well-Balanced Central-Upwind Scheme

Yongle Liu

Coupling Functions in Climate

Woosok Moon

Fluctuation Theorem for Momentum Transfer

Achim Wirth

Analytical Properties for Viscous Stochastic Shallow Water System

Oliver Lang

Uncertainty Quantification of Climate Sensitivity

Anna Von der Heydt

Is Geophysical Fluid Motion Newtonian?

Thomas Dubos