The Climate Modelling Primer

As a consequence of recent increased awareness of the social and
political dimensions of climate, many non-specialists discover a
need for information about the variety of available climate models.
A Climate Modelling Primer, Fourth Edition is designed to
explain the basis and mechanisms of all types of current
physically-based climate models.

A thoroughly revised and updated edition, this book will assist
the reader in understanding the complexities and applicabilities of
today's wide range of climate models. Topics covered include
the latest techniques for modelling the coupled
biosphere-ocean-atmosphere system, information on current practical
aspects of climate modelling and ways to evaluate and exploit the
results, discussion of Earth System Models of Intermediate
Complexity (EMICs), and interactive exercises based on Energy
Balance Model (EBM) and the Daisyworld model. Source codes and
results from a range of model types allows readers to make their
own climate simulations and to view the results of the latest high
resolution models. Now in full colour throughout and with the
addition of cartoons to enhance student understanding the new
edition of this successful textbook enables the student to tackle
the difficult subject of climate modeling.