Climate and Climate Impact Research must, much more than the classical natural sciences (except astrophysics), rely heavily computational simulation and observational data to gain insights into their objects of study. The reason is that laboratory experiments for the Earth system or for significant parts of it are impossible to realize. As a consequence, tools of mathematical analysis, computational science, and data science play a central role in these research areas.

In this seminar, we will discuss state-of-the-art research papers as well as selected passages from textbooks to provide participating students with some first insights into the broad methodological spectrum adopted routinely in climate and climate impact research.