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Energy-balance climate models
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Cahalan, R. F. North, G. R. Coakley Jr., J. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | An introductory survey of the global energy balance climate models is presented with an emphasis on analytical results. A sequence of increasingly complicated models involving ice cap and radiative feedback processes are solved and the solutions and parameter sensitivities are studied. The model parameterizations are examined critically in light of many current uncertainties. A simple seasonal model is used to study the effects of changes in orbital elements on the temperature field. A linear stability theorem and a complete nonlinear stability analysis for the models are developed. Analytical solutions are also obtained for the linearized models driven by stochastic forcing elements. In this context the relation between natural fluctuation statistics and climate sensitivity is stressed. |
| File Size | 8593151 |
| Page Count | 150 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810008165 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3hx65308 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Climatology Climate Statistical Analysis Atmospheric Models Stochastic Processes Climate Models Mathematical Models Radiative Heat Transfer Sea Ice Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
