The study, using complex
climate modeling software to simulate changes in forest cover and then measuring the impact on global climate, found that northern forests tend to warm the Earth because they absorb a lot of sunlight without losing much moisture.
I know that
some climate modeling software is available for public consumption but haven't put forth the effort to dig into what is actually there and make it run.
For the next fiscal year, the Administration today requested only $ 68 million in DOE funding for exascale science, which includes everything from hardware development, novel mathematical methods, and scientific applications, such as
climate modeling software programs.
«As a software engineer, I know that
climate model software doesn't meet the best standards available.
He was referring to
the climate model software written by CRU, I cou; dn't find an actual name for it but I did find the read me and along with it a great write up on why «open source science» would've helped avoid this scandal:
For example, I've just searched to see if any of your handles had bothered to make enquiries at, say, http://www.easterbrook.ca, who researches into quality control of software including
climate modelling software, and couldn't find anything.
Using magical «black box» sophisticated engineering software tends to encourage faith in magical «black box» sophisticated
climate modelling software, I guess.
«As a software engineer, I know that
climate model software doesn't meet the best standards available.
Gary Strand, a software engineer at the federally funded National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), admitted
climate model software «doesn't meet the best standards available» in a comment he posted on the website Climate Audit.
Not exact matches
In addition, atmospheric scientist Dr. Hendrik Tennekes, a scientific pioneer in the development of numerical weather prediction and former director of research at The Netherlands» Royal National Meteorological Institute, recently compared scientists who promote computer
models predicting future
climate doom to unlicensed «
software engineers.»
«I am of the opinion that most scientists engaged in the design, development, and tuning of
climate models are in fact
software engineers.
LEAP is a
software tool for energy policy analysis and
climate change mitigation assessment that uses integrated
modeling to track energy consumption, production, and resource extraction in all sectors of an economy.
The
model uses C - ROADS — a
climate policy
software — where agreed
climate policies are entered and
climate patterns get projected until the end of the century.
The
software doesn't
model it correctly & the effect changes depending on what
climate you're in.
So pointing out a flaw in
software being used to
model the
climate is being a «denier»?
The C - ROADS
software developed by
Climate Interactive was used to analyze the data and
model the outcomes of the delegates» proposals.
A suggestive way of putting it, because for any
software engineer worth his salt what Steve has shown beyond doubt is that
climate science, not least its authoritative expressions in IPCC reports, has been atrocious in regression testing of its central general circulation and other
models, taking that important term in its broadest and most important sense.
In 2001, a large number of European
climate modeling groups joined to form the European Network for Earth System Modeling (ENES) with the aim of accelerating the development of Earth system models for climate through the exchange of model software and results and improving high performance computing fac
modeling groups joined to form the European Network for Earth System
Modeling (ENES) with the aim of accelerating the development of Earth system models for climate through the exchange of model software and results and improving high performance computing fac
Modeling (ENES) with the aim of accelerating the development of Earth system
models for
climate through the exchange of
model software and results and improving high performance computing facilities.
It is certainly reassuring to hear your perspective since you have carefully looked at
climate models, since others in
software and engineering think otherwise.
Try telling a
software engineer with control system experience that the
climate models are accurate enough to usefully predict the future.
I've asked about
climate models wrt ISO standards or independent verification and validation or
software version management, etc..
Out with the old and in with the new, hopefully Mr. Trump will get the message about making ALL
climate models open
software projects for the good of science and computing.
hopefully Mr. Trump will get the message about making ALL
climate models open
software projects for the good of science and computing.
In addition, atmospheric scientist Dr. Hendrik Tennekes, a scientific pioneer in the development of numerical weather prediction and former director of research at The Netherlands» Royal National Meteorological Institute, recently compared scientists who promote computer
models predicting future
climate doom to unlicensed «
software engineers.»
«I am of the opinion that most scientists engaged in the design, development, and tuning of
climate models are in fact
software engineers.
The Hindu: Development of a large - scale
software model to examine the impact of
climate change in Kerala is part of a forthcoming scientific study that will formulate an integrated
climate change database and information system for the State.
For CMIP the US Department of Energys Program for
Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison provides coordinating support and led development of
software infrastructure in partnership with the Global Organization for Earth System Science Portals.
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For CMIP the US DOE's Program for
Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison provides coordinating support and led development of
software infrastructure in partnership with the Global Organization for Earth System Science Portals.
FMS (Flexible
Modeling System) is a
software framework for supporting the efficient development, construction, execution, and scientific interpretation of atmospheric, oceanic, and
climate system
models.
For CMIP, the US Department of Energy's Program for
Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison provides coordinating support and led development of
software infrastructure in partnership with the Global Organization for Earth System Science Portals.
Climate change was assessed by means of two Long Ashton Research Station - Weather Generator (LARS - WG) weather generators and all outputs from the available general circulation
models in the
Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse - gas Induced Climate Change - SCENario GENerator (MAGICC - SCENGEN) software, in combination with different emission scenarios at the regional scale, while the Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies (PRECIS) model has been used for projections at the local s
Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse - gas Induced
Climate Change - SCENario GENerator (MAGICC - SCENGEN)
software, in combination with different emission scenarios at the regional scale, while the Providing Regional
Climates for Impacts Studies (PRECIS)
model has been used for projections at the local s
model has been used for projections at the local scale.
Theoretical and Applied Climatology covers
climate modeling, climatic changes and
climate forecasting, micro - to mesoclimate, applied meteorology as in agro - and forestmeteorology, biometeorology, building meteorology and atmospheric radiation problems as they relate to the biosphere; effects of anthropogenic and natural aerosols or gaseous trace constituents; hardware and
software elements of meteorological measurements, including techniques of remote sensing, among other topics of current interest.
Predictions of their extinction are based on computer
software - generated
climate change
models, not actual scientific observation.
The
software itself could thus create an adapting
climate model based on the petabytes of data it processes.
Unfortunately, the only William M Connolley, with the «e» I can find there is some bloke who's the
software engineer did the number crunching for the HadCM3 global
climate model amongst other projects.
«As part of the agreement signed today, DKRZ and Bull will cooperate to improve the scalability of
climate models and the corresponding
software algorithms.
The
software necessary would need the very precise
climate models.
Mr Connolley, with the «e» (let's reserve his title for when he's writing on his area of competence) designs
software for
modelling climate from scientific data.
Evolving to a more unified
climate modeling enterprise — in particular by developing a common
software infrastructure shared by all
climate researchers — could help speed progress.
Recently, he decided to apply his
software engineering expertise to the challenge of
climate change, particularly relating to
climate models.
For CMIP the U.S. Department of Energy's Program for
Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison provides coordinating support and led development of
software infrastructure in partnership with the Global Organization for Earth System Science Portals.
I think it is high time we demand the same kind of
software verification and validation for
climate models in particular that we demand for codes used in, say, the nuclear industry.
But, while I have never worked in
climate models (I work in epidemiology and evolutionary biology), I happen to know people who were responsible for maintaining the
software referred above.