Climate Change Modeling Methodology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Climate Change Modeling Methodology, Introduction

   • Philip J. Rasch

   Pages 1-4

3. Coupled Climate and Earth System Models

   • Peter R. Gent

   Pages 5-30

4. Cryosphere, Modeling of

   • Cecilia M. Bitz, Shawn J. Marshall

   Pages 31-62

5. Oceanic General Circulation Models

   • Jin-Ho Yoon, Po-Lun Ma

   Pages 63-87

6. Weather Prediction Models

   • Julio T. Bacmeister

   Pages 89-114

7. Atmospheric General Circulation Modeling

   • Philip J. Rasch

   Pages 115-137

8. Earth System Model, Modeling the Land Component of

   • Guo-Yue Niu, Xubin Zeng

   Pages 139-168

9. Integrated Assessment Modeling

   • James A. Edmonds, Katherine V. Calvin, Leon E. Clarke, Anthony C. Janetos, Son H. Kim, Marshall A. Wise et al.

   Pages 169-209

10. Regional Climate Models

    • L. Ruby Leung

    Pages 211-233

11. Climate Change Projections: Characterizing Uncertainty Using Climate Models

    • Ben Sanderson, Reto Knutti

    Pages 235-259

12. Climate Predictions, Seasonal-to-Decadal

    • Lisa Goddard

    Pages 261-301

13. Monsoon Systems, Modeling of

    • Chien Wang, William K. M. Lau

    Pages 303-329

14. Back Matter

    Pages 331-337

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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 build up of greenhouse gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels and to the anthropogenic production of short-lived climate pollutants. Climate Change Modeling Methodologies: Selected Entries from the Encyclopaedia of Sustainability Science and Technology provides readers with an introduction to the tools and analysis techniques used by climate change scientists to interpret the role of these forcing agents on climate. Readers will also gain a deeper understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of these models and how to test and assess them. The contributions include a glossary of key terms and a concise definition of the subject for each topic, as well as recommendations for sources of more detailed information.

• Atmospheric General Circulation Modeling
• Climate Change Modeling Methodology
• Climate Change Models
• Climate Change Projections
• Climate Models
• Climate Predictions
• Coupled Climate and Earth Systems Models
• Cryosphere Modeling
• Earth Systems Models
• Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
• Integrated Assessment Modeling
• Monsoon Systems Modeling
• Oceanic General Circulation Models
• Regional Climate Models
• Weather Prediction Models

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, USA

  Philip J. Rasch

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