Sentences with phrase «numerical experiments on»

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And so, in 1917, while working in the Friends» Ambulance Unit on the Western Front, Richardson decided to experiment with the idea of making a numerical forecast - one based on scientific laws rather than past trends.

Further detailed experiments on a wide range of parameters, theoretical modelling and numerical simulation are still needed.

And we understand that on the basis of direct observations, which have become very much better over the past five or 10 years and also as a result of theoretical investigations, particularly those involving sophisticated numerical computations; and here we are able to do the sort of experiments, with the computer if you like, that were not possible 10 or 15 years ago.

This session examined the biogeochemical processes that are likely to affect the evolution of the Earth system over the coming decades, with a focus on the dynamics of marine and terrestrial ecosystems and the development of improved understanding through (a) fieldwork and laboratory experiments, (b) development of new observational datasets, both modern and palaeo, and (c) simulations using numerical models.

After running additional experiments on DNA folding, Erez contacted the Molecular Graphics Laboratory (MGL) at The Scripps Research Institute: Could they produce a 3 - dimensional model based on Miriam's numerical simulations?

The numerical values for the forcings on Aerosols come from experiments that are done externally from GCM's.

When dealing with simple mathematical models, experiments can be bypassed, mathematics alone can the trick by inversion, simplification,... Else, approximations (often based on numerical discretisation and big computers nowadays) have to be used.

Cohen received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from Columbia University in 1994 and has since focused on conducting numerical experiments with global climate models and advanced statistical techniques to better understand climate variability and to improve climate prediction.

On the basis of simple numerical experiments, rates of long - term warming equivalent to 10 °C per century could be sufficient to trigger compost - bomb instability in drying organic soils.

The sensitivity of the AMOC and North Atlantic to two major freshwater pathways on either side of Greenland is studied using numerical experiments.