Earth
Richard McGehee
The Mathematics of Climate Seminar
University of Minnesota
School of Mathematics

 

Spring 2016 Schedule

 

 
 
   
   
January 26, 2016
       Homoclinic Bifurcation in a climate application, Julie Leifeld, School of Mathematics
 
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February 2, 2016
       Challenges in Adapting the Budyko Energy Balance Model to Pluto, Alice Nadeau, School of Mathematics
 
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March 8, 2016
       Glacial Cycles: Role of Eccentricity in Ice Line Movement, Priyam Raghuraman, School of Mathematics
 
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March 22, 2016
       Prospects for Quantifying Resilience using Dynamical Systems Theory, Kate Meyer, School of Mathematics
 
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March 29, 2016
       Dynamics of Energy Balance Models for Planetary Climate, Alice Nadeau, School of Mathematics
 
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April 5, 2016
       Parasite infection can favor seasonal migration by hosts, Allison Shaw, Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior
       Seasonal migration influences how animals acquire and transmit parasites. Past work shows that migration can reduce infection via escaping infected areas or culling infected individuals. Here I propose a third process: migratory recovery, where infected individuals lose their parasites (recover from infection) during migration. Although migratory recovery is likely widespread, it is challenging to empirically test it as a selective force promoting migration. I will present a model that couples continuous and discrete time dynamics to determine when migratory recovery can select for migration.
 
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April 12, 2016
       A discussion of the paper, "Catastrophes and resilience of a zero-dimensional climate system with ice-albedo and greenhouse feedback," by Klaus Fraedrich, Shannon Negaard, School of Mathematics
 
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April 19, 2016
       An Introduction to Energy Balance Models, Richard McGehee, School of Mathematics
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April 26, 2016
       A discussion of the paper "A Quadratic Approximation to Budyko’s Ice-Albedo Feedback Model with Ice Line Dynamics", by McGehee and Widiasih, Ryan Matzke, School of Mathematics
        
 
   
 

Last update: April 24, 2016

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