Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.99 (Spring 2003) 
• Course Title:
• Prediction and Predictability in the Atmosphere and Oceans 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Jim Hansen 
• Course Introduction:
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  12.990 Prediction and Predictability in the Atmosphere and Oceans
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2003

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course includes assignments and MATLAB® scripts.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  Forecasting is the ultimate form of model validation. But even if a perfect model is in hand, imperfect forecasts are likely. This course will cover the factors that limit our ability to produce good forecasts, will show how the quality of forecasts can be gauged a priori (predicting our ability to predict!), and will cover the state of the art in operational atmosphere and ocean forecasting systems.

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .m.