Computing the Climate
How We Know What We Know About Climate Change
(Sprache: Englisch)
This accessible, non-technical book reveals how, starting in the 1800s, scientists have used mathematical models and computer simulations to demonstrate that climate change is real - and accelerating. Readers will learn where the key scientific ideas came...
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This accessible, non-technical book reveals how, starting in the 1800s, scientists have used mathematical models and computer simulations to demonstrate that climate change is real - and accelerating. Readers will learn where the key scientific ideas came from, how they were tested, and what future these models forecast for our planet.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Computing the Climate “
1. Introduction; 2. The world's first climate model; 3. The forecast factory; 4. Taming chaos; 5. The heart of the machine; 6. The well-equipped physics lab; 7. Plug and play; 8. Sound science; 9. Choosing a future; References; Index.
Autoren-Porträt von Steve M. Easterbrook
Steve M. Easterbrook is Director of the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto, where he teaches courses on environmental decision-making, systems thinking, and climate literacy. He received a Ph.D. in Computing from Imperial College London in 1991. In the 1990s he served as lead scientist at NASA's Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility in West Virginia, where he worked on software verification for the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. He has been a consultant for the European and Canadian Space Agencies, and a visiting scientist at many climate research labs in the US and Europe.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Steve M. Easterbrook
- 2023, X, 335 Seiten, Maße: 15,2 x 22,7 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Cambridge University Pr.
- ISBN-10: 1107589924
- ISBN-13: 9781107589926
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.08.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
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