Open AccessClimate modelers meet in Switzerland
Author(s) -
Beniston Martin,
Pielke Roger A. Pielke,,
Arpe Klaus,
Keuler Klaus,
Laprise Rene,
Mann Michael E.,
Rinke Annette,
Parker David E.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00301
Subject(s) - climate model , representation (politics) , downscaling , computer science , climate change , climatology , climate system , quality (philosophy) , spatial distribution , observational study , environmental science , meteorology , geography , remote sensing , mathematics , political science , geology , statistics , philosophy , oceanography , epistemology , politics , law , precipitation
The ability to model climate at high spatial resolution is a relatively new scientific initiative. While significant progress has been made in climate modeling, in part as a result of increased spatial resolution, much is still unknown about these models. Climate modelers met in Wengen, Switzerland, last year to assess their progress and difficulties. The difficulties include deficiencies in physical parameterization schemes, inadequate simulations of feedback mechanisms between different elements of the climate system, and problems with the quality, representation, and spatial distribution of observational data for verification purposes.