Environmental Science Topic 22 (2/3)
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craffety25 on February 26, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 General Circulation Model | Using mathematical models originally established for forecasting weather, scientists developed a complex computer climate model known as this. |
| Cell | Specific areas in climate models. |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | A panel of scientists from all over the world, created by the United Nations to evaluate the risk of climate change caused by human activity. |
| Hindcasting | Comparing predictions from model calculations to what actual happened with the weather to determine how accurate climate modeling is. |
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