Robert Jnglin Wills: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2025 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Robert Jnglin Wills |
| Field | Climate Dynamics |
| Address | Professur für Klimadynamik ETH Zürich, CHN P 17.1 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 72 53 |
| robert.jnglinwills@env.ethz.ch | |
| URL | https://iacweb.ethz.ch/staff/rjnglin/ |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Assistant Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 651-4095-01L | Colloquium Atmosphere and Climate 1   | 1 credit | 1K | H. Joos, S. I. Seneviratne, D. N. Bresch, D. Domeisen, E. Fischer, N. Gruber, C. Heald, R. Jnglin Wills, R. Knutti, U. Lohmann, C. Mohr, A. Prein, H. Wernli, M. Wild | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The colloquium is a series of scientific talks by prominent invited speakers assembling interested students and researchers from around Zürich. Students take part of the scientific discussions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Get insight into ongoing research in different fields related to atmospheric and climate science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The colloquium is a series of scientific talks by prominent invited speakers assembling interested students and researchers from around Zürich. Students take part of the scientific discussions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | To acquire credit points for this colloquium, please confirm your attendance of 8 colloquia per semester by using the form which is provided at the course webpage. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 651-4095-02L | Colloquium Atmosphere and Climate 2 | 1 credit | 1K | H. Joos, S. I. Seneviratne, D. N. Bresch, D. Domeisen, E. Fischer, N. Gruber, C. Heald, R. Jnglin Wills, R. Knutti, U. Lohmann, C. Mohr, A. Prein, H. Wernli, M. Wild | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The colloquium is a series of scientific talks by prominent invited speakers assembling interested students and researchers from around Zürich. Students take part of the scientific discussions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Get insight into ongoing research in different fields related to atmospheric and climate sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | To acquire credit points for this colloquium, please confirm your attendance of 8 colloquia per semester by using the form which is provided at the course webpage. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 651-4095-03L | Colloquium Atmosphere and Climate 3 | 1 credit | 1K | H. Joos, S. I. Seneviratne, D. N. Bresch, D. Domeisen, E. Fischer, N. Gruber, C. Heald, R. Jnglin Wills, R. Knutti, U. Lohmann, C. Mohr, A. Prein, H. Wernli, M. Wild | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The colloquium is a series of scientific talks by prominent invited speakers assembling interested students and researchers from around Zürich. Students take part of the scientific discussions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Get insight into ongoing research in different fields related to atmospheric and climate sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | To acquire credit points for this colloquium, please confirm your attendance of 8 colloquia per semester by using the form which is provided at the course webpage. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 701-1258-00L | Global Atmospheric Circulation and Climate | 3 credits | 2G | R. Jnglin Wills | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | This course covers the general circulation of the atmosphere and its role in climate. This includes the phenomenology and mechanistic underpinnings of the Hadley circulation, jet stream, storm tracks, monsoons, El Niño, teleconnections, and cloud feedbacks. Fundamental concepts are introduced and then applied to understand circulation changes due to climate variability and greenhouse gas forcing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | At the end of the course, students should be able to: - explain the reasons for the existence and extent of the global atmospheric circulation - identify and describe phenomena of the large-scale circulation in the troposphere and its coupling with the ocean, the stratosphere, and clouds - apply the dynamical mechanisms and theoretical concepts learned in the course to predict how the global circulation will respond to changes in greenhouse gasses and other perturbations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Hadley circulation, trade winds, jet stream, storm tracks, Rossby wave propagation, monsoons, stratosphere-troposphere coupling, Eliassen-Palm flux, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, tropical convection, cloud regimes, climate sensitivity, cloud and radiative feedbacks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Lecture slides and some additional material will be provided. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Course material will be drawn primarily from the following literature: - Holton, J.R. & Hakim, G.J., 2013. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, 5th Edition. Elsevier: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/C2009-0-63394-8 (available to real online through ETH Library) - Wallace, J., Battisti, D., Thompson, D., & Hartmann, D., 2023. The Atmospheric General Circulation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108563857 (available to read online through ETH Library) - Vallis, G., 2019. Essentials of Atmospheric and Oceanic Dynamics. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781107588431 (available to read online through ETH Library) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Physics I, II, Environmental Fluid Dynamics (or equivalents) Strongly recommended: Dynamics of Large-Scale Atmospheric Flow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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