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  1. Fields of Study
  2. Earth system science
  3. General Circulation Models
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. support systems and models
  3. models
  4. environmental models
  5. climate models
  6. General Circulation Models
  1. Fields of Study
  2. atmospheric sciences
  3. meteorology and climatology
  4. climate models
  5. General Circulation Models
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. atmospheric sciences
  3. meteorology and climatology
  4. climate models
  5. General Circulation Models

Preferred term

General Circulation Models

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  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Hydrodynamic models of the atmosphere on a grid or spectral resolution that determine the surface pressure and the vertical distributions of velocity, temperature, density, and water vapor as functions of time from the mass conservation and hydrostatic laws, the first law of thermodynamics, Newton's second law of motion, the equation of state, and the conservation law for water vapor. Abbreviated as GCM. Atmospheric general circulation models are abbreviated AGCM, while oceanic general circulation models are abbreviated OGCM.

    Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center Glossary, Department of Energy

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • GCM (General Circulation Models)

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/13661

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