An Introduction To Three-Dimensional Climate Modeling Second Ed
Warren M. Washington, Claire L. ParkinsonBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
This book provides an introduction to the development and use of three-dimensional climate models, including four of their major components: atmosphere, ocean, land/vegetation, and sea ice. This new edition, appropriate for scientists, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduates, has been considerably updated to include descriptions of many results and additional numerical techniques developed since the mid-1980s.Synopsis
Most descriptions of climatic modeling assume readers to have a great deal of previous knowledge about atmospheric or ocean dynamics, but Washington (US National Center for Atmospheric Research) and Parkinson (US National Aeronautics and Space Administration) address readers in the atmospheric science, geography, geology, hydrology, oceanography, and ecology who may be only vaguely aware of climate models. They explain what the models are attempting to simulate, how they are constructed, what they have succeeded in simulating, and how they are being used for evaluation and prediction. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR