Chapter 4. Intermediate Complexity Models
Published Online: 30 JUN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/0470857617.ch4
Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
A Climate Modelling Primer, Third Edition
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How to Cite
McGuffie, K. and Henderson-Sellers, A. (2005) Intermediate Complexity Models, in A Climate Modelling Primer, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470857617.ch4
Publication History
- Published Online: 30 JUN 2005
- Published Print: 14 JAN 2005
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470857502
Online ISBN: 9780470857618
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- stratosphere;
- albedo;
- atmospheric Bowen ratio;
- Coriolis force;
- prototype;
- baroclinic eddies;
- Energy and Moisture Balance Model (EMBM);
- two-and-a-half-dimensional model;
- MoBidiC (Modèle Bidimensionnel du Climat)
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Why lower complexity?
One-dimensional radiative–convective models
Radiation: the driver of climate
Convective adjustment
Sensitivity experiments with radiative–convective models
Development of radiative–convective models
Two-dimensional statistical dynamical climate models
The EMIC spectrum
Why are some climate modellers Flatlanders?
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