References, further reading, and useful links

A few useful books:

Climate System Modeling, Kevin E. Trenberth (Ed.), Cambridge University Press, 1992.
(Very comprehensive but out of date)


The Climate Modelling Primer (4th edition.), Kendal McGuffie and Ann Henderson-Sellers, Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
A good but somewhat qualitative overview, written at an undergraduate level.
There is an
accompanying website.
On reserve at the Science Library

Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics, John Marshall and R. Alan Plumb, Academic Press, 2007.
An excellent textbook on the fundamental physics of the atmosphere and ocean at an advanced undergraduate level.
Chapters 1 - 5 are particularly relevant for this course.

Global Physical Climatology, Dennis L. Hartmann, Academic Press, 1994.
An excellent overview of observations and theory of the climate system. More advanced treatment of radiation and planetary energy balance than Marshall and Plumb, but simpler treatment of the fluid dynamical aspects of atmosphere and ocean circulation.

Principles of Planetary Climate, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Detailed and thought-provoking overview of the physics and chemistry of climate, especially for those interested in the climate of other planets.
Accompanying website