Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling

Panel on Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Questioning the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling; 4 Climate Models, Observations, and Computer Architechtures; 5 State of U.S. Climate Modeling; 6 Increased Societal Demands on U.S. Modeling; 7 Responding to Climate Modeling Requirements; 8 Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling; 9 A Vision for the Future; 10 References; 11 Appendix A: Steering Committee and Staff Biographies; 12 Appendix B: Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling to Support Climate Change Assessment Activities; 13 Appendix C: Questionnaire Sent to Large and Intermediate Modeling Centers; 14 Appendix D: Questionnaire Sent to Small Modeling Centers; 15 Appendix E: Climate Modeling Survey: Summary Response; 16 Appendix F: Workshop Agenda; 17 Appendix G: Workshop Participants; 18 Appendix H: Summary of Other Relevant Reports; 19 Appendix I: Description of Different Codes; 20 Appendix J: Acronyms; 21 Color Plates