Climate Modelling Primer

As a consequence of recent increased awareness of the social and political dimensions of climate, many non-specialists discover a need for information about the variety of available climate models. A Climate Modelling Primer, Fourth Edition is designed to explain the basis and mechanisms of all types of current physically-based climate models.

List of contents

Preface vii
 
Acknowledgements xv
 
About the companion website xvi
 
1 Why Model Climate? 3
 
2 The Evolution of Climate Models 69
 
3 Energy Balance Models 139
 
4 Intermediate Complexity Models 199
 
5 Coupled Climate System Models 281
 
6 Through the Looking Glass 371
 
Collected endnotes 393
 
Hints and solutions 401
 
List of abbreviations 402
 
List of symbols 406
 
Bibliography 407
 
Index 431

About the author

Kendal McGuffie, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Ann Henderson-Sellers, Macquarie University, Australia

Summary

As a consequence of recent increased awareness of the social and political dimensions of climate, many non-specialists discover a need for information about the variety of available climate models.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Henderson-Sellers, Ann (Macquarie University Henderson-Sellers, Henderson-Sellers Ann, K Mcguffie, Kenda McGuffie, Kendal McGuffie, Kendal (University of Technology Mcguffie, Kendal Henderson-Sellers Mcguffie, McGuffie Kendal
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2014
• EAN: 9781119943372
• ISBN: 978-1-119-94337-2
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; Meteorologie, Geowissenschaften, Klimatologie, Earth Sciences, Meteorology