http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#discussion http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13238
How do you scaffold numerical models into course curriculum (i.e., what background is necessary to introduce these things)?]]> Monica Bruckner 1287759360 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13238 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13241 http://www.ga.lsu.edu/delongpastlab/pastlab-links.html

Here are the data analysis links
Wavelets http://paos.colorado.edu/research/wavelets/
http://www.pol.ac.uk/home/research/waveletcoherence/example.html
http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/tcd/ssa/
http://www.spectraworks.com/web/welcome.html
http://www.lsce.ipsl.fr/logiciels/index.php
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/softlib/softlib.html]]> Kristine DeLong 1287764100 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13241 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13242
http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/
(NCAR CCSM Model output - including IPCC experiments - available under 'experiments')

On another workshop site (Teaching about Early Earth), I have posted a simple modeling exercise that I use to introduce paleoclimate students to modeling:
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlyearth/activities/17788.html
This uses a simple Excel energy balance model.

Also, you can find EdGCM at:
http://edgcm.columbia.edu/
(Note that there is a free 30-day trial...)

Regarding scaffolding: At the Complex Systems workshop last spring, we outlined some 'challenges' and 'solutions' for introducing students to models...You can find the summary at:
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/complexsystems/computer_modeling.html
(this link should work - thanks, Mark, for letting me know about the other link I had posted here! - CS 10/25)
]]> Cindy Shellito 1287770040 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13242 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13243
The last link won't work for me. Evidently I need to have been a participant in that workshop to access it.]]> Mark Horrell 1287770400 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13243 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13244 Monica Bruckner 1287770400 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13244 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13249 Cindy Shellito 1287777840 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13249 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13255 Kristine DeLong 1287861540 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13255 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13280
A great book for an intro to climate modelling:

A Climate Modelling Primer, Third Edition
Author(s): Kendal McGuffie, Ann Henderson-Sellers
Published Online: 30 JUN 2005
Print ISBN: 9780470857502
Online ISBN: 9780470857618
DOI: 10.1002/0470857617
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470857617
(The book includes and Excel energy balance model)

An online textbook on climate dynamics and climate modeling:
Goosse H., P.Y. Barriat, W. Lefebvre, M.F. Loutre and V. Zunz, (Oct 26, 2010). Introduction to climate dynamics and climate modeling. Online textbook available at http://www.climate.be/textbook.

More FREE climate models online:

MAGICC/SCENGEN(incorporates IPCC results):
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/wigley/magicc/

The UNEP Java climate model (incorporates IPCC results):
http://www.astr.ucl.ac.be/users/matthews/jcm/

Shodor 1-D Energy Balance model (very simple):
http://www.shodor.org/master/environmental/general/energy/application.html]]> Cindy Shellito 1288111020 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/climatemodels/discussions/best_resources_.html#post13280