2016/01/01 by Andrew Gettelman, Richard B. Rood · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · Engineering · #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #Cryospheric studies and observations #Earth system science #Component (thermodynamics) #Climate system #Climate model #Intersection (aeronautics) #Set (abstract data type) #Computer science #Representation (politics) #Key (lock) #Environmental science #Climate change #Systems engineering #Geography #Geology #Engineering #Cartography
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openalex publication_date 2016/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
The surface of the earth is the intersection of distinct parts of the climate system. Understanding the different parts or components of the climate system is critical for modeling (or simulating) the system. This chapter describes the basic parts of the Earth that comprise the climate system, and the key scientific principles and critical processes necessary to model each of these components. These components include the Atmosphere, Ocean, Ice and Land. The climate system is typically represented as a set of building blocks, with individual processes collected into a model of one component of the system. The components are coupled to other components to represent the entire climate system. Understanding and then representing the interactions between processes and between components is critical for being able to build a representation of the system: a climate model. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.