Duration
10h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geography, global change (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The basics of programming are quickly remindered (using the language FORTRAN this time vs GEOG0660): real vs integer, if/then/else, the loop (do), subroutine/function, how to read and write a ASCII file. Moreover, with respect to GEOG0660, how to read NetCDF files (the reference format of climate model outputs) in Fortran as well as how to plot their content using the NOAA FERRET tool will be taught. These notions are illustrated within small programs and climate model outputs are used to illustrate the interest of such FORTRAN and FERRET tools to analyse them.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The student will be able to use both FORTRAN and FERRET (on Linux) to analyse and plot climate model outputs.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Experience in using a programing language (taught notably in GEOG0660) is mandatory.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The teaching method is mainly based on concrete examples illustrating the main notions of FORTRAN and FERRET by manipulating weather data (available in ASCII) and climate model outputs. Linux is used to compile the FORTRAN programs and to run FERRET.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face (or distant learning if it is needed)
Recommended or required readings
- Claude Delannoy, Programmer en Fortran 90 (6éme Edition), Editeur: Eyrolles, 1997, ISBN: 2212089821.
- Ian Chivers and Jane Sleightholme, Introduction to Programming with Fortran (4th edition), Editor: Springer, 2018, ISBN: 3319755013.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
- Remote
oral exam
Other : group work to present
Additional information:
The exam (3 hours maximum; 65%) consists of writing a small program reading, plotting and analysing climate model outputs. Moreover, during the year, as a group work (35%), the students have to resolve and to present a program using CMIP6 (IPCC model outputs) based future climate projections over a specific area.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof. Xavier Fettweis
Laboratory of Climatology
Department of Geography - UR SPHERES
Web: http://www.climato.be/fettweis
Association of one or more MOOCs
The MOOC entitled 'Tout comprendre sur le climat et son réchauffement (S3)' is associated with this course.