Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling

Information derived from climate modeling has become increasingly important in recent years. More and more we understand that climate variability and change impacts society and that dealing with climate-related disasters, conflicts, and opportunities requires the best possible information about the past, present, and future of the climate system. To this end, Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modelingdescribes ways to improve the efficacy of the U.S. climate modeling enterprise, given the current needs and resources. It discusses enhanced and stable resources for modeling activities, focused and centralized operational activities, how to give researchers access to the best computing facilities, the creation of a common modeling and data infrastructure, and research studies on the socioeconomic aspects of climate and climate modeling.Panel on Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling Staff is the author of 'Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling' with ISBN 9780309072571 and ISBN 0309072573.