Frontiers of Climate Modeling

Klappentext A 2006 reference on climate modeling and understanding the climate system for researchers and advanced students. Zusammenfassung An expert team of authors address developments in modeling the physics and dynamics of the atmosphere! and how these models affect our understanding of climate change. This 2006 text is an important reference for researchers and advanced students interested in understanding the forces driving the climate system. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Overview of climate modeling J. T. Kiehl; 2. Climate change modeling: a brief history of the theory and recent 21st century ensemble simulations W. M. Washington, A. Dai and G. A. Meehl; 3. Energy balance climate models G. R. North and M. J. Stevens; 4. Intrinsic climate variability: modes and mechanisms of oceanic and atmospheric fluid dynamics J.C. McWilliams; 5. The radiative forcing due to clouds and water vapor V. Ramanathan and A. Inamdar; 6. A model study of the effect of Pinatubo volcanic aerosols on stratospheric temperatures V. Ramaswmay, S. Ramachandran, G. Stenchikov and A. Robock; 7. Unresolved issues in atmospheric solar absorption W. D. Collins; 8. Cloud feedbacks D. A. Randall, M. E. Schlesinger, V. Galin, V. Meleshko, J.-J. Morcette and R. Wetherald; 9. Water vapor feedback D. Rind; 10. Water vapor observations B. J. Soden; 11. New frontiers in remote sensing of aerosols and their radiative forcing of climate Y. J. Kaufman, L. A. Remer and D. Tanré; 12. Cloud-climate feedback: lessons learned from two El Niño events M. Zhang; 13. Runaway greenhouses and runaway glaciations: how stable is Earth's climate? J. F. Kasting.

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• Authors: J. T. Kiehl, J. T. Ramanathan Kiehl
• Assisted by: J. T. Kiehl (Editor), Kiehl J. T. (Editor), V. Ramanathan (Editor), Ramanathan V. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521298681
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29868-1
• No. of pages: 378
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Meteorology & climatology, Meteorology and climatology, 3D graphics & modelling, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Graphics Tools, 3D graphics and modelling