Article ID: CBB001421044

Simulation and Understanding in the Study of Weather and Climate (2014)

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Parker, Wendy S. (Author)


Perspectives on Science
Volume: 22, no. 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 336-356


Publication Date: 2014
Edition Details: Article in a special issue, “Simulation, Visualization, and Scientific Understanding”
Language: English

In the study of weather and climate, the digital computer has allowed scientists to make existing theory more useful, both for prediction and for understanding. After characterizing two sorts of understanding commonly sought by scientists in this arena, I show how the use of the computer to (i) generate surrogate observational data, (ii) test physical hypotheses and (iii) experiment on models has helped to advance such understanding in significant ways.

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Authors & Contributors
Heymann, Matthias
Edwards, Paul N.
Gramelsberger, Gabriele
Alexander Artikis
Guy C. Fedorkow
Moll, Remington J.
Concepts
Computer Simulation
Models and modeling in science
Climate and climatology
Climate change
Forecasting; prediction
Data analysis
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
18th century
Modern
Places
United States
Australia
Paris (France)
Institutions
Club of Rome
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