Reanalysis of Historic Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500395957)

This Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product addresses current capabilities to integrate observations of the climate system into a consistent description of past and current conditions through the method of reanalysis. In addition, the Product assesses present capabilities to attribute causes for climate variations and trends over North America during the reanalysis period, which extends from the mid-twentieth century to the present. This Product reviews the strengths and limitations of current atmospheric reanalysis products. It finds that reanalysis data play a crucial role in helping to identify, describe, and understand atmospheric features associated with weather and climate variability, including high-impact events such as major droughts and floods. Reanalysis data play an important role in assessing the ability of climate models to simulate the average climate and its variations. The data also help in identifying deficiencies in representations of physical processes that produce climate model errors.

Author: Randall M. Dole
ISBN-10: 1500395951
ISBN-13: 9781500395957
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2014
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.33d