Describe the Functioning of a General Circulation Model

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Describe the functioning of a general circulation model.What are some of the predictions for the 21st century based on GCMs?

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Definitions:

Incidence Rate

A measure of the frequency at which new cases of a disease or condition occur in a population over a specified period.

Asbestos Exposure

Refers to the condition of being in contact with asbestos, a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals, which is a known risk factor for several diseases, including mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Additive Scale

A scale where the total effect of combining two or more variables is simply the sum of their individual effects.

Standardized Mortality Ratios

A ratio of the observed to the expected number of deaths in a study population, used to compare the mortality risk of the study population to that of a standard population.