Energy balance climate models / Gerald R. North and Kwang-Yul Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

North, Gerald R., author.

Kim, Kwang-Yul, author.

Series:

Wiley series in atmospheric physics and remote sensing.

Wiley Series in Atmospheric Physics and Remote Sensing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Mathematical models.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 pages).

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Written by renowned experts in the field, this first book to focus exclusively on energy balance climate models provides a concise overview of the topic. It covers all major aspects, from the simplest zero-dimensional models, proceeding to horizontally and vertically resolved models. The text begins with global average models, which are explored in terms of their elementary forms yielding the global average temperature, right up to the incorporation of feedback mechanisms and some analytical properties of interest. The effect of stochastic forcing is then used to introduce natural variability in the models before turning to the concept of stability theory. Other one dimensional or zonally averaged models are subsequently presented, along with various applications, including chapters on paleoclimatology, the inception of continental glaciations, detection of signals in the climate system, and optimal estimation of large scale quantities from point scale data. Throughout the book, the authors work on two mathematical levels: qualitative physical expositions of the subject material plus optional mathematical sections that include derivations and treatments of the equations along with some proofs of stability theorems. A must-have introduction for policy makers, environmental agencies, and NGOs, as well as climatologists, molecular physicists, and meteorologists.

Contents:

Climate and Climate Models

Global Average Models

Radiation and Vertical Structure

Greenhouse Effect and Climate Feedbacks

Latitude Dependence

Time Dependence in the 1-D Models

Nonlinear Phenomena in EBMs

Two Horizontal Dimensions and Seasonality

Perturbation by Noise

Time-Dependent Response and the Ocean

Applications of EBMs: Optimal Estimation

Applications of EBMs: Paleoclimate.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 28, 2017).

ISBN:

9783527683833

3527683836

9783527683819

352768381X

9783527698844

3527698841

OCLC:

1000384861