Schlesinger Physically-Based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change

Part 1
1988
ISBN: 978-94-009-3041-4
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 243, 624 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: NATO Science Series C

PREFACE xv LIST OF LECTURERS xix LIST OF PARTICIPANTS xx]. VOLUME I PART I - DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICALLY-BASED MODELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE Section 1 - Introduction GATES, W. L. - Climate and the Climate System 3 SIMMONS, A. J. and L. BENGTSSON - Atmospheric General Circulation Models: Their Design and Use for Climate Studies 23 Section 2 - Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Dynamics ARAKAWA, A. - Finite-Difference Methods in Climate Modeling 79 BOURKE, W. - Spectral Methods in Global Climate and Weather Prediction Models 169 Section 3 - Parameterization of Subgrid-Scale Physical Processes FOUQUART, Y. - Radiative Transfer in Climate Models 223 LAVAL, K. - Land Surface Processes 285 SELLERS, P. J. , Y. MINTZ, Y. C. SUD and A. DALCHER - A Brief Description of the Simple Biosphere Model (SiB) 307 SOMMERIA, G. - Parameterization of the Planetary Boundary Layer in Large-Scale Atmospheric Models 331 x TABLE OF CONTENTS TIEDTKE, M. - Parameterization of Cumulus Convection in Large-Scale Models 375 SUNDQVIST, H. - Parameterization of Condensation and Associated Clouds in Models for Weather Prediction and General Circulation Simulation 433 PART II - DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICALLY-BASED MODELS OF THE OCEAN AND SEA ICE HAN, Y. -J. - Modelling and Simulation of the General Circulation of the Ocean 465 HIBLER, W. D. - Modelling Sea Ice Thermodynamics and Dynamics in Climate Studies 509 PART III - METHODS OF COUPLING ATMOSPHERE, OCEAN AND ICE MODELS BRYAN, K.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schlesinger, M.E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I - Design and Development of Physically-Based Models of the Atmosphere.- Section 1 - Introduction.- Climate and the Climate System.- Atmospheric General Circulation Models: Their Design and Use for Climate Studies.- Section 2 - Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Dynamics.- Finite-Difference Methods in Climate Modeling.- Spectral Methods in Global Climate and Weather Prediction Models.- Section 3 - Parameterization of Subgrid-Scale Physical Processes.- Radiative Transfer in Climate Models.- Land Surface Processes.- A Brief Description of the Simple Biosphere Model (SiB).- Parameterization of the Planetary Boundary Layer in Large-Scale Atmospheric Models.- Parameterization of Cumulus Convection in Large-Scale Models.- Parameterization of Condensation and Associated Clouds in Models for Weather Prediction and General Circulation Simulation.- II - Design and Development of Physically-Based Models of the Ocean and Sea Ice.- Modelling and Simulation of the General Circulation of the Ocean.- Modelling Sea Ice Thermodynamics and Dynamics in Climate Studies.- III - Methods of Coupling Atmosphere, Ocean and Ice Models.- Efficient Methods for Finding the Equilibrium Climate of Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Models.- Some Problems in the Numerical Simulation of Climate Variability Using High-Resolution Coupled Models.