Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations
Lead Agency: DOE
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How to cite this report: CCSP, 2008: Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [Bader D.C., C. Covey, W.J. Gutowski Jr., I.M. Held, K.E. Kunkel, R.L. Miller, R.T. Tokmakian and M.H. Zhang (Authors)]. Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Washington, D.C., USA, 124 pp.
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Front Matter [604 Kb]
Table of Contents [64 Kb]
Executive Summary [96 Kb]
Chapter 1: Introduction [240 Kb]
Chapter 2: Description of Global Climate System Models [404 Kb]
Chapter 3: Added Value of Regional Climate Model Simulations [188 Kb]
Chapter 4: Climate model Sensitivity [172 Kb]
Chapter 5: Model Simulation of Major Climate Features [3.3 Mb]
Chapter 6: Future Model Development [380 Kb]
Chapter 7: Example Applications of Climate Model Results [136 Kb]
References [200 Kb]
Back Matter [212 Kb]
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