Warren M. Washington, Claire L. Parkinson

Introduction to Three-Dimensional Climate Modeling

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Warren M. Washington is consultant and advisor to a number of government officials and committees on climate-system modelling. Now along with Claire Parkinson (NASA) he gives the reader insight into the complex field of climate modelling. Updated and revised from the first edition, this book is a welcome reference on climate modeling; an area that is becoming more and more sought after in light of environmental changes. Suitable for those wanting an in-road into understanding climate modeling but also an excellent companion for those with some prior knowledge of modeling meteorological systems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Freeman / Macmillan Education
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 263mm x 183mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 940g
• ISBN-13: 9781891389351
• ISBN-10: 1891389351
• Artikelnr.: 21796618

Autorenporträt

WARREN M. WASHINGTON is a Senior Scientist and Head of the Climate Change Research Section in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). CLAIRE PARKINSON is a NASA scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: Introduction and Historical Development .- PART II: Physical Description of the Climate System .- PART III: Basic Model Equations .- PART IV: Basic Methods of Solving Model Equations .- PART V: Examples of Simulations of Present-Day Climate .- PART VI: Climate Sensitivity Experiments .- PART VII: Outlook for Future Developments.- APPENDIX A: Vector Calculus .- APPENDIX B: Legendre Polynomials and Gaussian Quadrature .- APPENDIX C: Derivation of Energy Equations .- APPENDIX D: Unit Abbreviations .- APPENDIX E: Physical Constants in Systeme International (SI) Units, and Typical Surface Albedos .- APPENDIX F: Conversions and Prefixes .- APPENDIX G: Greek Alphabet .- APPENDIX H: Acronyms .- APPENDIX I: Aerosols .- APPENDIX J: Solar Radiation, Including Effects of Aerosols .- APPENDIX K: Internet Sites for Climate Modeling and Climate Data .- APPENDIX L: Computer Architectures Used in Climate Modeling: .- Definition of Terms .- Bibliography .- Index.