Geophysical and Environmental Modeling

To provide the students with a basic knowledge on some of the modeling methods used in geophysical and environmental problems. The main focus will be on providing the students with knowledge and skills for application of statistics and the theory of stochastic processes (including some techniques of data mining), for the numerical solution of partial differential equations (finite differences/finite volumes, finite elements/spectral methods), for the spectral analysis of geophysical data sets, and for model calibration via solution of inverse problems.

The students will be able to: 1) read and understand scientific papers and books to expand their knowledge on the topics presented during the lectures; 2) read and critically analyze technical reports where simulation models or data processing tools are described and applied to environmental and geophysical problems; 3) set up in a proper way the modeling of phenomena relevant in the environmental and geophysical fields.