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: 948g
• ISBN-13: 9781891389351
• ISBN-10: 1891389351
• Artikelnr.: 21796618

Autorenporträt

Warren M. Washington (Author) Warren Washington has been a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) since 1963 and is head of the Climate Change Research Section in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division at NCAR. He is the Chair of the Presidential appointed National Science Board and he is an internationally recognized expert in atmospheric science and climate research, who serves on the Secretary of Energy's Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). He is a member of the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academies of Science Coordinating Committee on Global Change, and distinguished alumni of Oregon State and Pennsylvania State Universities. He is a fellow of American Meteorology Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1994, Dr. Washington served as President of American Meteorological Society. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2010, and the Tyler Prize in 2019.Claire Parkinson (Author) Claire L. Parkinson has been a climatologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center since 1978, with a research emphasis on polar sea ice and climate change. She is also Project Scientist for the Aqua satellite mission, aimed at improved understanding of the coupled atmosphere/ocean/land/ice system, has done field work in both polar regions, and has written books on satellite Earth observations and the history of science. She has a B.A. from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University and has served on committees for NASA, NOAA, and the National Academy of Sciences. She is a Fellow of both the American Meteorological Society and Phi Beta Kappa and received a NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2003 and the Goldthwait Polar Medal from Ohio State's Byrd Polar Research Center in 2004.

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.