To allow the students to undertake independent work using the tools developed during each of the four phases of the course towards testing hypotheses quantitatively;

To develop written communication skills;

To develop the ability to dissect numerical experiments towards providing process insight.

(LO1) By the end of this module a student will be able to write simple models to conduct quantitative assessments of the importance of different processes

(LO2) By the end of this module a student will be able to communicate the results of numerical modelling in a short illustrated report that draws general conclusions

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S3) Numeracy/computational skills - Numerical methods

(S4) Numeracy/computational skills - Problem solving

Weeks 1 - Matlab refresher

Weeks 2-5. Setting up a simple finite-difference model of the ocean mixed layer; model stability and resolution; net surface heat flux and convective instability.

Weeks 6-9. Ocean-atmosphere partitioning of carbon, connections between radiative heating and warming. Modelling the carbon chemistry of the ocean and assessing long-term climate responses to atmospheric CO2 scenarios.

Weeks 10-11.  Modelling dissolved oxygen in a shelf sea; predicting oxygen changes in a warming climate.

Teaching Method 1 - Workshop
Description: Lecture/workshop to develop model codes and produce main results for the assignments.
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Once per week (weeks 1-11): the lecture and computer lab run together in a single 3 hour block. Three of the lab sessions will be self-directed using worksheets.