Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Year:
2016
Publication Place
Cham, Switzerland
Physical Description:
282p. : ill. (col.) ; 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41561
Legacy PEIN ID:
81652
General Notes
Open Access and available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Engineering
Civil Engineering
Climate Change Management and Policy
Math. Appl. in Environmental Science
Abstract
Human-caused climate change is perhaps the defining environmental issue of the early twenty-first century. We observe the earths climate in the present, but observations of future climate are not available yet. So in order to predict the future, we rely on simulation models to predict future climate. This book is designed to be a guide to climate simulation and prediction for the non-specialist and an entry point for understanding uncertainties in climate models. The goal is not to be simply a popular guide to climate modeling and prediction, but to help those using climate models to understand the results. This book provides background on the earths climate system and how it might change, a detailed qualitative analysis of how climate models are constructed, and a discussion of model results and the uncertainty inherent in those results. Throughout the text, terms in bold will be referenced in the glossary. References are provided as footnotes in each chapter. Who uses climate models? Climate model users are practitioners in many fields who desire to incorporate information about climate and climate change into planning and management decisions. Users may be scientists and engineers in fields such as ecosystems or water resources. These scientists are familiar with models and the roles of models in natural science. In other cases, the practitioners are engineers, urban planners, epidemiologists, or architects. Though not necessarily familiar with models of natural science, experts in these fields use quantitative information for decision-making. These experts are potential users of climate models. We hope in the end that by understanding climate models and their uncertainties, the reader will understand how climate models are constructed to represent the earths climate system. The book is intended to help the reader become a more competent interpreter or translator of climate model output.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Year:
2016
Publication Place
Cham, Switzerland
Physical Description:
282p. : ill. (col.) ; 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41561
Legacy PEIN ID:
81652
General Notes
Open Access and available online
Record Created: 21-Feb-2018
Record Modified: 17-Dec-2020