Sentences with phrase «answered by computer models»

Some ecology and earth science questions can only be answered by computer models.

Not exact matches

In a way, it is like answering questions about airplane design by studying a model airplane in a wind tunnel — solving problems with a physical simulation rather than a digital computer.

Because seismic evidence allows both possibilities, he says, «We decided to model mantle convection by computer to investigate whether their shapes and positions can answer the question.»

Sophisticated computer models, known as general circulation models, try to answer these questions by analyzing the climate system and forecasting its future.