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Past, Present, and Future
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By
David Randall, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
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International Geophysics,
Description
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.
Audience
Researchers, professors, and graduate level students in oceanography, climatology, meteorology, hydrology, and those interested in how
to code and paramaterize the physics of the ocean, atmosphere, and land surfaces into a predictive model.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Past:
A Personal Perspective on the Early Years of General Circulation Modeling at UCLA
A Brief History
of Atmospheric General Circulation Modeling
Clarifying the Dynamics of the General Circulation: Phillips's 1956 Experiment
Climate Modeling
in the Global Warming Debate
A Retrospective Analysis of the Charney et al., 1969 Numerical Experiments with the Mintz-Arakawa General
Circulation Model
A Retrospective View of Arakawa's Ideas on Cumulus Parameterization
On the Origin of Cumulus Parameterization for Numerical
Prediction Models
Present:
Quasi-Equilibrium Thinking
Application of Relaxed Arakawa-Schubert Cumulus Parameterization
to the NCEP Climate Model--Some Sensitivity Experiments
Solving Problems with GCMs
Research and Development for Medium and Extended-range
Forecasts: Methods, Results and Prospects
Climate Services at the JMA with the Use of General Circulation Model: Dynamical One-Month
Prediction
Numerical Methods: The Arakawa approach, horizontal grid, global and limited-area modeling
The Formulation of Oceanic General
Circulation Models
Future:
Climate and Variability in a Quasi-Equilibrium Tropical Circulation Model
Climate Simulation
Studies at CCSR
GCMs using Geodesic Grids
A Coupled GCM pilgrimage: From climate catastrophe to ENSO simulations
Marine Stratocumulus
and its Representation in GCMs
Cloud Resolving Models
Improving Cloud-Radiation Parameterizations
Entropy, the Lorenz Energy Cycle and
Climate
Future Development of General Circulation Models
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Hardbound, 416 pages, publication date: JUL-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-578010-0
ISBN-10: 0-12-578010-9
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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