global climate model

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• Global climate model — AGCM redirects here. For Italian competition regulator, see Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato. Climate models are systems of differential equations based on the basic laws of physics, fluid motion, and chemistry. To “run” a model,… …   Wikipedia

• Climate model — This article is about the theories and mathematics of climate modeling. For computer driven prediction of Earth s climate, see Global climate model. Climate models are systems of differential equations based on the basic laws of physics, fluid… …   Wikipedia

• Climate sensitivity — is a measure of how responsive the temperature of the climate system is to a change in the radiative forcing. It is usually expressed as the temperature change associated with a doubling of the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth s… …   Wikipedia

• Global warming controversy — refers to a variety of disputes, significantly more pronounced in the popular media than in the scientific literature,[1][2] regarding the nature, causes, and consequences of global warming. The disputed issues involve the causes of increased… …   Wikipedia

• Dynamic global vegetation model — A dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM) is a computer program that simulates shifts in potential vegetation and its associated biogeochemical and hydrological cycles as a response to shifts in climate. DGVMs use time series of climate data and,… …   Wikipedia

• Climate commitment — describes the fact that climate reacts with a delay to influencing factors ( climate forcings ) such as the presence of greenhouse gases. Climate commitment studies attempt to assess the amount of future warming that is committed under the… …   Wikipedia

• Climate change and agriculture — are interrelated processes, both of which take place on a global scale.[1] Global warming is projected to have significant impacts on conditions affecting agriculture, including temperature, carbon dioxide, glacial run off, precipitation and the… …   Wikipedia

• Climate change in Australia — Climate change has become a major issue in Australia due to drastic climate events since the turn of the 21st century that have focused government and public attention.[1] Rainfall in Australia has increased slightly over the past century,… …   Wikipedia

• Climate justice — is generally used as a term for viewing climate change as an ethical issue and considering how its causes and effects relate to concepts of justice, particularly social justice and environmental justice. For example examining issues such as… …   Wikipedia

• Climate ethics — is a new and growing area of research that focuses on the ethical dimensions of climate change, and concepts such as climate justice. Human induced climate change raises many profound ethical questions, yet many believe that these ethical issues… …   Wikipedia

• Climate change mitigation scenarios — are possible futures in which global warming is reduced by deliberate actions, such as a comprehensive switch to energy sources other than fossil fuels. A typical mitigation scenario is constructed by selecting a long range target, such as a… …   Wikipedia