Climate Change Modeling Methodology Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rasch, Philip J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Physics.; Climatology.; Physical geography.; Computer simulation.; Geophysics.; Sustainable development.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Earth System Sciences.; Simulation and Modeling.; Sustainable Development.

The Earth's average temperature has risen by 1.4°F over the past century, and computer models project that it will rise much more over the next hundred years, with significant impacts on weather, climate, and human society. Many climate scientists attribute these increases to the buildup of gre...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Climate Change Modeling Methodology, Introduction
• 2. Coupled Climate and Earth System Models
• 3. Cryosphere, Modeling of
• 4. Oceanic General Circulation Models
• 5. Weather Prediction Models
• 6. Atmospheric General Circulation Modeling
• 7. Earth System Model, Modeling the Land Component of
• 8. Integrated Assessment Modeling
• 9. Regional Climate Models
• 10. Climate Change Projections: Characterizing Uncertainty Using Climate Models
• 11. Climate Predictions, Seasonal-to-Decadal
• 12. Monsoon Systems, Modeling of
• Index.