Australian election key to action on climate
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Posted on 08/19/2010 5:39:29 PM PDT by markomalley
BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Climate scientists say new computer simulation software released by U.S. researchers will be a primary tool as they prepare to study climate change models.
The Community Earth System Model from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., will be one of the primary climate models used for the next assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a National Science Foundation release said Wednesday.
The CESM is the latest in a series of global models developed during the past 30 years, jointly supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. It was developed by scientists and engineers at NCAR, Department of Energy laboratories, and several universities, the release said.
"The Community Earth System Model is yet another step toward representing improved physics and biogeochemistry in a coupled model," Anjuli Bamzai, program director in NSF's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, said. "As our understanding of climate-relevant processes improves, it is imperative to represent these processes in the model."
The new model's advanced capabilities will help scientists shed new light on some of the critical mysteries of global warming, researchers say.
The CESM, freely available to researchers worldwide, can be used to simulate the many components of Earth's climate system, including the oceans, atmosphere, sea ice and land cover.
Climate scientists rely on computer models to understand Earth's climate system because they cannot conduct large-scale experiments on the atmosphere itself.
More and better wrong answers at the speed of light --- to 300 decimal places.
The two dots for eyes and the smile???
Will it be more accurate than the one responsible for this?
Australian election key to action on climate
Global Warming on Free Republic
Damn! Where are all the freckles? Are we in for another harsh, cold winter?
Thanks for the ping....wonder what is different in this new and improved mode.?
Thanks.
“The real topic is anthropogenic warming, which is the only potential justification for the controllers and exploiters for power to use to control us common folk.”
Indeed. Since the possibility of natural warming is a bit greater than 50%, they’re onto a possible goldmine. Not that humans necessarily have anything to do with it...
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