Frontiers of Climate Modeling - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521791324 ISBN 13: 9780521791328

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The physics and dynamics of the atmosphere and atmosphere-ocean interactions provide the foundation of modern climate models, upon which our understanding of the chemistry and biology of ocean and land surface processes are built. This volume captures modern developments in modeling the atmosphere, and their implications for our understanding of climate change, whether due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Emphasis is on elucidating how greenhouse gases and aerosols are altering the radiative forcing of the climate system and the sensitivity of the system to such perturbations.

About this title

Book Description

In Frontiers of Climate Modeling an expert team of authors address the latest developments in modeling the physics and dynamics of the atmosphere, and how these models affect our understanding of climate change. Its particular emphasis is on how greenhouse gases and aerosols are altering the radiative forcing of the climate system and the sensitivity of the system to such changes. An important reference for researchers and advanced students interested in understanding the forces driving the climate system and how they are modeled by climate scientists.

About the Author

Jeffrey Kiehl is a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado. He is a recipient of the Disinguished Achievement Award in Climate System Modeling.

V. (Ram) Ramanathan is Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California. He is the recipient of several prestigious prizes awarded for his work in the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521791324
• ISBN 13: 9780521791328
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 381
• Editor: Kiehl J. T., Ramanathan V.