Climate modeling with decision makers in mind

Jones, Andrew; Calvin, Katherine; Lamarque, Jean -Francois

doi:10.1029/2016EO051111

Title: Climate modeling with decision makers in mind

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The need for regional- and local-scale climate information is increasing rapidly as decision makers seek to anticipate and manage a variety of context-specific climate risks over the next several decades. Furthermore, global climate models are not developed with these user needs in mind, and they typically operate at resolutions that are too coarse to provide information that could be used to support regional and local decisions.

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Jones, Andrew ^[1]; Calvin, Katherine ^[2]; Lamarque, Jean -Francois ^[3]

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Aspen Global Change Institute, Basalt, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Contributing Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Pacific Northwest National Lab

OSTI Identifier:: 1330489

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0014115

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union (Online)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union (Online); Journal Volume: 97; Journal ID: ISSN 2324-9250

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; 96 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION; science usability; climate modeling; high resolution

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