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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020465203321

Autore

McGuffie K

Titolo

A climate modelling primer / / Kendal McGuffie and Ann Henderson-Sellers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley, c2005

ISBN

1-119-94336-1

1-118-68785-X

0-470-85761-7

1-280-28760-8

9786610287604

0-470-02641-3

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Henderson-SellersA

Disciplina

551.6/01/1

Soggetti

Climatology - Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A Climate Modelling Primer; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Climate; CHAPTER 2 A History of and Introduction to Climate Models; CHAPTER 3 Energy Balance Models; CHAPTER 4 Intermediate Complexity Models; CHAPTER 5 Coupled Climate System Models; CHAPTER 6 Practical Climate Modelling; APPENDIX A Twentieth-century Classics; APPENDIX B Glossary; APPENDIX C About the Primer CD; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This updated edition of a successful text explains the basis and mechanisms of all types of physically based climate models and prepares the reader for the climate modelling literature. It will assist in understanding the relative complexities and applicabilities of the whole range of climate models without needing to follow each step or parameterization in a particular model.