| DOI: | 10.1007/s00382-011-1265-0
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| Scopus记录号: | 2-s2.0-84864383987
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| 论文题名: | Basis of a formal language for facilitating communication among climate modelers |
| 作者: | de Elía R.
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| 刊名: | Climate Dynamics
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| ISSN: | 9307575
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| 出版年: | 2012
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| 卷: | 39, 期:3 | | 起始页码: | 877
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| 结束页码: | 887
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 英文关键词: | Climate modeling
; Communication about climate
; Formal language
; Held beliefs
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| 英文摘要: | The objective of this work is to present the basis for a formal language that aims to express in a concise way some fundamental beliefs held within the climate research community. The expression of this set of beliefs takes the form of relations, conjectures or propositions that describe characteristics of different aspects of climate modeling. Examples are constructed using topics that are much discussed within the climate modeling community. The article first introduces, as elements of this formal language, models considered a priori (the model as a code or algorithm) or a posteriori (the model as output), and then presents different relations between these elements. The most important relation is that of dominance, which helps to define the superiority of one model over another based on which model a rational agent will choose. Various kinds of dominance are considered. Also presented in a formal language are propositions and conjectures relating to model development, model calibration and climate change ensemble projections, each of which are held with diverse levels of acceptance within the climate modeling community. In addition, the relevance of defining elements-models-whose existence is improbable, such as bug-free model versions, is discussed. Although the potential value of this language is shown, there remains a need to improve the definitions presented here, as some of them remain unsatisfying. Still, we believe that this attempt may help us not only communicate more clearly but also to better distinguish different schools of thought that currently exist within the community. © 2011 Springer-Verlag. |
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| 资源类型: | 期刊论文
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/55245
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| Appears in Collections: | 过去全球变化的重建
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作者单位: | Climate Analysis Team, Consortium Ouranos, 550, Sherbrooke Street West, 19th floor, West Tower, Montreal, QC H3A 1B9, Canada; Centre ESCER, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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de Elía R.. Basis of a formal language for facilitating communication among climate modelers[J]. Climate Dynamics,2012-01-01,39(3)
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