Models in Environmental Research (GKSS School of Environmental Research)
Contributors: Hans von Storch (Editor); Götz Flöser (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 11, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9783540678625
Subjects: Climatology; The Environment; Science/Mathematics; Earth sciences; Computer Simulation; Geological Research; Science; Pharmacy; Environmental Science; Earth Sciences - General; Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology; Geoinformatik; Kartographie; Science / Meteorology; Umweltinformatik; Umweltmanagement; Umweltmodeling; Simulation methods; Computer Engineering; Earth Sciences - Geology
First sentence: My paper explores the nature of models as focusing devices in the sciences in general, and the symmetries and asymmetries found in the prevailing global change models linking the relationships between physical processes and social milieus in particular.