Concept information
Preferred term
CLIMATE MODELS
Definition
- Climate models, also known as general circulation models or GCMs, use mathematical equations to characterize how energy and matter interact in different parts of the ocean, atmosphere, land. Building and running a climate model is complex process of identifying and quantifying Earth system processes, representing them with mathematical equations, setting variables to represent initial conditions and subsequent changes in climate forcing, and repeatedly solving the equations using powerful supercomputers. (en)
Broader concept
- Models (en)
Change note
- 2015-08-10 10:42:15.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (CLIMATE MODELS [8680cb49-1637-4a47-a5fd-f39d4e618e45,158205] - Models/Analyses [113ecbc2-ab36-4d58-a96c-a6ce0106e749,143215]);
- 2021-07-23 16:30:02.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: CLIMATE MODELS language code: en);
- 2021-11-30 13:37:27.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (CLIMATE MODELS [8680cb49-1637-4a47-a5fd-f39d4e618e45,826461] - Models [0a184cdc-c074-4946-90a6-02f03c686341,835911]);
- 2022-03-10 08:38:30.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: Climate models, also known as general circulation models or GCMs, use mathematical equations to characterize how energy and matter interact in different parts of the ocean, atmosphere, land. Building and running a climate model is complex process of identifying and quantifying Earth system processes, representing them with mathematical equations, setting variables to represent initial conditions and subsequent changes in climate forcing, and repeatedly solving the equations using powerful supercomputers. language code: en);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/8680cb49-1637-4a47-a5fd-f39d4e618e45
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