figure 1
Basic equations
of climate models.
Takle, G.S., 1995
figure 2
Land-surface
parameterization
scheme.
NCAR/TN - 275 +STR
Biosphere-Atmosphere
Transfer Scheme (BATS)
for the NCAR CCM.
figure 3
Giss model
figure 4
High resolution (hypothetical) grid. Cushman and Ferres, Climate Change
Quarterly, 77.
figure 5
Computational domain for a regional climate model. NCAR/TN - 381 +1A. A
user's guide to the Penn State/NCAR mesoscale modelling system.
figure 6
Zonal-average
mean sea-level
pressure. Adapted from Figure 4.1 IPCC, 1990.
figure 7
Zonal-average air temperature. Adapted from Figure 4.8 IPCC, 1990.
figure 8
Zonal-average precipitation. Adapted from Figure 4.10 IPCC, 1990.
figure 9
Zonal-average soil moisture. Adapted from Figure 4.12 IPCC, 1990.
figure 10
Zonally-averaged JJA and DJF sea-level pressure simulated by current high resolution GCMs.
Adapted from Figure B27 IPCC, 1990.
Feedback Processes
Characteristics of Climate Models
Equations
Physical Processes
Climate Model Grids
Model Comparison
