A Model of Global Climate and Ecology
Expert InsightsPublished 1970
Conceptual design for a model simulating the interaction of the physical world and the biosphere with man's activities and the climate, defined as that part of the prevailing conditions that affect life both directly and indirectly. It must integrate what is known in many diverse fields, plus much not yet known, into a single, self-consistent, tractable computational problem. Where analysis or observation fails, the modeler must use a range of relationships that must then await future observations for their definition. A 12-stage long-term sequence of model construction gives for each stage the problem to be solved, the action, and the result.
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- Year: 1970
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- Document Number: P-4454
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Graham, William R. and M. Warshaw, A Model of Global Climate and Ecology. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1970. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4454.html.
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