General Circulation Models (GCMs) are rapidly assuming widespread use as powerful tools for predicting global events on time scales of months to decades, such as the onset of EL Nino, monsoons, soil moisture saturation indices, global warming estimates, and even snowfall predictions. While GCMs have been praised for helping to foretell the current El Nino and its impact on droughts in Indonesia, its full power is only now being recognized by international scientists and governments who seek to link GCMs to help them estimate fish harvests, risk of floods, landslides, and even forest fires.
Scientists in oceanography, hydrology, meteorology, and climatology and civil, ocean, and geological engineers perceive a need for a reference on GCM design.
In this compilation of information by an internationally recognized group of experts, Professor Randall brings together the knowledge base of the forerunners in theoretical and applied frontiers of GCM development. General Circulation Model Development focuses on the past, present, and future design of numerical methods for general circulation modeling, as well as the physical parameterizations required for their proper implementation.
Additional chapters on climate simulation and other applications provide illustrative examples of state-of-the-art GCM design.
| ISBN: | 9780125780100 |
| Publication date: | 19th July 2000 |
| Author: | Akio Arakawa, David A Randall |
| Publisher: | Academic Press an imprint of Elsevier Science |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 803 pages |
| Series: | International Geophysics Series |
| Genres: |
Atmospheric physics Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere Meteorology and climatology |
General Circulation Models (GCMs) are rapidly assuming widespread use as powerful tools for predicting global events on time scales of months to decades, such as the onset of EL Nino, monsoons, soil moisture saturation indices, global warming estimates, and even snowfall predictions. While GCMs have been praised for helping to foretell the current El Nino and its impact on droughts in Indonesia, its full power is only now being recognized by international scientists and governments who seek to link GCMs to help them estimate fish harvests, risk of floods, landslides, and even forest fires.Scientists in oceanography, hydrology, meteorology, and climatology and civil, ocean, and geological engineers perceive a need for a reference on GCM design.
General Circulation Model Development features in the following genres: Atmospheric physics, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Meteorology and climatology
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General Circulation Model Development was written by Akio Arakawa, David A Randall and published by Academic Press an imprint of Elsevier Science
General Circulation Model Development has 803 pages
Yes it is part of International Geophysics Series series