Global climate models: Refer to Figure 12.23 in the chapter…
Global climate models: Refer to Figure 12.23 in the chapter (or click to download it). This figure shows “Components of global climate models and improvements to each over time.” a) Why did global climate models start with the atmosphere? (There are several good answers to this.) b) Why is ocean carbon important to these models? c) Constructing a model to simulate a highly complex system like Earth’s climate is a long, stepwise process. This figure shows that scientists have been working on it for 50 years. Consider a point in the process before the model is “complete” and “perfect”. How would you decide whether the model is good enough to be useful?