课程大纲
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
课程代码/名称
Course Code/Title
ESE5019 生态气候学 Ecological Climatology
2.
课程性质
Compulsory/Elective
专业选修课
3.
课程学分/学时
Course Credit/Hours
3
4.
授课语言
Teaching Language
English
5.
授课教师
Instructor(s)
曾振中
6.
是否面向本科生开放
Open to undergraduates
or not
否
7.
先修要求
Pre-requisites
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undergraduates, please indicate the difference.）
8.
教学目标
Course Objectives
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difference.）
This course provides an overview on the role of land processes (vegetation and soil
moisture dynamics, land-atmosphere exchanges) for the earth's climate system.
9.
教学方法
Teaching Methods
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difference.）
Lectures and lab exercises
10.
教学内容
Course Contents
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difference.）
Section 1
Overview of main processes, feedbacks and interactions
Section 2
Land surface observations
Section 3
Land surface modelling
Section 4
Land surface modelling (Exercises)
Section 5
Land-climate feedbacks in models and observations
Section 6
Land-climate feedbacks (Exercises)
Section 7
The role of vegetation in the land-atmosphere interaction
Section 8
Outlook, current research questions
11.
课程考核
Course Assessment
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1 考核形式 Form of examination；
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2 .分数构成 grading policy；
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Attendance: 20%
Class Performance: 20%
Projects: 30%
Final Presentation: 30%
12.
教材及其它参考资料
Textbook and Supplementary Readings
Book:
Bonan, G. B. (2002). Ecological climatology: concepts and applications, Cambridge
University Press.
Literatures including but not limited to:
Feddema, J. J., et al. (2005). "The Importance of Land-Cover Change in Simulating
Future Climates." Science 310(5754): 1674-1678.
Foley, J. A., et al. (2005). "Global Consequences of Land Use." Science 309(5734): 570-
574.
Ciais, P., et al. (2005). "Europe-wide reduction in primary productivity caused by the
heat and drought in 2003." Nature 437(7058): 529-533.
Seneviratne, S. I., et al. (2006). "Land-atmosphere coupling and climate change in
Europe." Nature 443(7108): 205-209.
Bonan, G. B. (2008). "Forests and climate change: Forcings, feedbacks, and the climate
benefits of forests." Science 320(5882): 1444-1449.
Jung, M., et al. (2010). "Recent decline in the global land evapotranspiration trend due to
limited moisture supply." Nature 467(7318): 951-954.
Seneviratne, S. I., et al. (2010). "Investigating soil moisture–climate interactions in a
changing climate: A review." Earth-Science Reviews 99(3–4): 125-161.
Bonan, G. B. and S. C. Doney (2018). "Climate, ecosystems, and planetary futures: The
challenge to predict life in Earth system models." Science 359(6375).
