A national strategy for advancing climate modeling / Committee on a National Strategy for Advancing Climate Modeling, Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies. - 1 online resource (294 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Prepublication copy.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226).

Introduction -- Lessons from reports on climate modeling -- Strategies for developing climate models: model hierarchy, resolution, and complexity -- Scientific frontiers -- Integrated climate observing system and earth system analysis -- Characterizing, quantifying, and communicating uncertainty -- Climate model development workforce -- Relationship of U.S. climate modeling to other international and national efforts -- Strategy for operational climate modeling and data distribution -- Computational infrastructure-challenges and opportunities -- Synergies between weather and climate modeling -- Interface with user and educational communities -- Strategies for optimizing U.S. institutional arrangements -- A national strategy for advancing climate modeling.

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Meteorology--Mathematical models.
Climatology--Mathematical models.
Meteorology--Research--United States.


Electronic books.

QC869 / .N26 2012