General circulation model
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A general circulation model is a type of climate model. It employs a mathematical model of the general circulation of a planetary atmosphere or ocean. It uses the Navier–Stokes equations on a rotating
North American precipitation from various models
Parametrization in an atmospheric model is a method of replacing processes that are too small-scale or complex to be physically represented in the model by a simplified process. This can be contrasted
General circulation model
…radiation, split into solar/short wave and terrestrial/infrared/long wave parameters for: convection land surface processes albedo hydrology cloud cover A GCM contains prognostic equations that are a function of time (typically winds…
Field of cumulus clouds