Numerical Simulations in the Environmental and Earth Sciences
Subtitle: Proceedings of the Second UNAM-CRAY Supercomputing Conference
Contributors: Fernando García-García (Editor); Gerardo Cisneros (Editor); Agustín Fernández-Eguiarte (Editor); Román Álvarez (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 8, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780521026048
Subjects: Geology & the lithosphere; Environmental Science; Computer Simulation; Science; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - General; Computers-Computer Simulation; Environmental sciences--Mathematical models--; Environmental sciences--Mathematical models--Congresses; Science / Environmental Science; Science / Meteorology; Science-Earth Sciences - General; Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology
First sentence: This paper examines the methodology used in studies with general circulation models (GCMs) of the atmosphere and oceans, the sensitivity of these models' performances to the representation of physical processes, and the computational challenges encountered in running their large codes.