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(Very comprehensive but out of date)
On reserve at the Science Library
A Climate Modelling Primer (Third Ed.), Kendal McGuffie and Ann Henderson-Sellers, John Wiley and Sons, 2005.
A good overview at an appropriate level for undergraduate students, but also quite dated.
(though a fourth edition will be published this spring)
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.
On reserve at the Science Library
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