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A climate modelling primer

K. McGuffie and A. Henderson-Sellers

(Research and developments in climate and climatology)

Wiley, c1997

2nd ed

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Henderson-Sellers, A. appears first on the earlier edition

Includes CD-ROM

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book explains the basis and mechanisms of all types of physically based climate models. It uses simple examples and analogies to introduce concepts fundamental to climate modeling. The book moves from the climate modeling pyramid to the three-dimensional general circulation climate model. It encourages a discriminating interpretation of the results of climate models and assist readers in comprehending the complexities and applications of the whole range of climate models.

Table of Contents

Climate. A History of and Introduction to Climate Models. Energy Balance Models. Computationally Efficient Models. General Circulation Climate Models. Evaluation and Exploitation of Climate Models. Appendices. General Bibliography. Index.

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