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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820960403321

Titolo

A national strategy for advancing climate modeling / / Committee on a National Strategy for Advancing Climate Modeling, Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

0-309-25980-0

0-309-25978-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Disciplina

551.6

Soggetti

Meteorology - Mathematical models

Climatology - Mathematical models

Meteorology - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Prepublication copy.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Lessons from reports on climate modeling -- Strategies for developing climate models: model hierarchy, resolution, and complexity -- Scientific frontiers -- Integrated climate observing system and earth system analysis -- Characterizing, quantifying, and communicating uncertainty -- Climate model development workforce -- Relationship of U.S. climate modeling to other international and national efforts -- Strategy for operational climate modeling and data distribution -- Computational infrastructure-challenges and opportunities -- Synergies between weather and climate modeling -- Interface with user and educational communities -- Strategies for optimizing U.S. institutional arrangements -- A national strategy for advancing climate modeling.