Climate Modeling Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

Modeling and Predicting Climate Anomalies

16 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate global climate policies, model climate anomalies with statistical analysis in Python, and predict extreme weather behavior using machine learning.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Modeling Climate Change

Intended for non-specialists, this course starts with basic principles and builds to more complicated, realistic models of the Earth's climate.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Julia Programming Language

Modeling Climate Change with MARGO - Lecture 25

Explore how climate models use economic variables and constrained optimization in Julia/JuMP to compare emissions mitigation, carbon removal, and adaptation policies.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change

8 ratings

Learn the physics behind global warming: build simple energy-balance and greenhouse models, trace feedbacks and the carbon cycle, and weigh impacts and mitigation options.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Frontiers of Science: Climate & Us

24 ratings

The Earth’s temperature is determined by a balance between incoming energy and outgoing energy, which is affected by many factors, including sunspots, astronomical cycles, and greenhouse gasses. In th

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Warming II: Create Your Own Models in Python

58 ratings at Coursera

Build climate models in Python: a time-dependent energy balance model, runaway ice-albedo feedback, ice sheet flow, rotating fluid dynamics, and the perturbed carbon cycle.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Modeling Climate Anomalies with Statistical Analysis

Analyze climate data in Python: pull NOAA, USGS and NWIS datasets via APIs with requests, visualize trends with pandas and Matplotlib, and build linear and logistic regression models.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Royal Institution

How Can Climate Models Help Us Respond to Climate Change? - With Vicky Pope

Explore how climate models represent change, use observations and uncertainty, and inform adaptation, mitigation, and decarbonisation decisions.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mathematical Geoscience - Radiative Balance Models

Explore mathematical models of Earth's temperature through radiative balance, examining the physics and chemistry behind climate systems in this advanced Oxford lecture.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dr Trefor Bazett

Coding a Climate Model to Understand the Snowball Earth Hypothesis

Explore the Snowball Earth Hypothesis through a step-by-step climate modeling approach, from basic energy balance to complex latitude-based models that reveal how Earth could have completely frozen over.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NHR@FAU

Breaking Through the Barrier of Time Integration for Climate and Weather Simulations

Explore innovative time integration methods for climate and weather simulations, addressing computational challenges and improving efficiency in dynamic cores.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Scenario Analysis and Projecting Future Extremes

Explore scenario analysis techniques for projecting future climate extremes and understanding potential environmental impacts through systematic modeling approaches.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Introduction to Climate Models - Types, Resolution, and Applications

Explore climate model fundamentals, examining different types, spatial-temporal resolution considerations, and real-world applications in weather prediction and climate research.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Confreaks

Python for Planet Earth - Climate Modeling and Sustainability in Action

Explore Python's role in climate modeling and sustainability initiatives through practical applications and environmental data analysis techniques.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic

20 ratings at Coursera

Explore the Arctic through the MOSAiC drifting expedition: atmospheric energy budget, ocean circulation, sea ice formation, polar ecosystems, and how field data sharpens climate model projections.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course