Earth System Science Courses and Certifications

The Royal Institution

Water World - Earth's Heating and Plumbing Systems - Christmas Lecture 2020

Explore Earth's heating and plumbing systems with physicist Helen Czerski as she reveals how ocean currents distribute heat and nutrients, shaping our planet's climate and ecosystems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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Climate Tipping Points

Erforschung von Kipppunkten im Klimasystem: Risiken, Auswirkungen und Handlungsmöglichkeiten zur Begrenzung der globalen Erwärmung auf 1,5°C, um katastrophale und irreversible Veränderungen zu verhindern.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

AGU

The Future of Human-Landscape Systems - Part 2

Explore the future of human-landscape interactions, discussing driving forces, global shaping, and sustainability challenges in the Anthropocene era.

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

GEO GIRL

Biogeochemical Cycles: Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Phosphorus - How They Work

Explore major global biogeochemical cycles, their factors, and impacts on climate and environment. Learn about carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorous cycles and their crucial role in Earth's systems.

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

UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute TESI

Sinkholes - Formation, Risks, and Management

Explore the fascinating world of sinkholes with expert Dr. John Jaeger. Learn about their formation, impacts, and significance in geology and environmental science.

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

GEO GIRL

Busting Climate Change Myths - How Climate Change Actually Works

Debunking common climate change misconceptions, explaining the science behind global warming, and addressing the impact of CO2 on Earth's ecosystems and oceans.

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

Quantifying Resilience in Complex Systems - From Humans to Ecosystems

Explore quantitative methods for measuring resilience in diverse systems, from ecosystems to human psychology, using critical slowing down and probabilistic approaches to understand tipping points and recovery.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Forecasting Natural Disasters in Complex Earth Systems - SFI Lecture

Explore forecasting natural disasters using satellite data, nonlinear dynamics, and numerical simulations. Learn about ensemble forecasting and pattern methods for predicting extreme events.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AGU

Land Ice on Earth - A Beginning of a Global Synthesis

Discover global land ice systems and their synthesis in this foundational hydrology lecture from the prestigious Walter B. Langbein Series.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Earth System Symmetries - Geometry, Groups, and Limits of Structure in Machine Learning

Explore how geometry, topology, and algebra enhance deep learning for Earth systems, covering non-Euclidean spaces, symmetries, and when to apply or relax structural constraints.

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

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Deterministic AI Agents for Downstream Tasks and Application to Hurricane Forecasting

Explore how deterministic AI agents can revolutionize hurricane forecasting by processing 20 years of operational data to accelerate human forecaster tasks like search and prediction.

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

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Operator-Theoretic Methods for Earth Systems - Atmosphere, Ocean, and ML

Explore operator-theoretic methods for earth systems, covering transfer operators, atmospheric blocks, ENSO cycle perturbations, and ML approaches for compact function representations.

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

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

A Deep Learning Parameterization of Gravity Wave Drag Coupled to an Atmospheric Global Climate Model - Aditi Sheshadri

Explores deep learning parameterization of gravity wave drag in climate models, demonstrating improved predictions of atmospheric phenomena like the QBO and potential for generalizing to future climate scenarios.

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

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Lessons and Outlook for ML Parameterization of Sub Grid Atmospheric Physics From the Vantage of Emulating Cloud Superparameterization - Mike Pritchard

Exploring machine learning for atmospheric physics parameterization, focusing on cloud superparameterization emulation. Discusses challenges, strategies, and lessons learned in applying ML to climate modeling.

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

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Benefits of Saying I Don't Know When Analyzing and Modeling the Climate System With ML - Elizabeth Barnes

Explore the benefits of acknowledging uncertainty in climate system analysis using machine learning. Learn about state-dependent predictability and controlled abstention networks for improved modeling accuracy.

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