General Circulation Models (GCMs)of the Atmosphere

question 68

Multiple Choice

General circulation models (GCMs) of the atmosphere

• A)produce very specific results as to time and place.
• B)are now in operation at over a dozen places in Canada.
• C)are based on statistical three-dimensional boxes that characterize portions of the atmosphere and ocean in terms of climate-related variables.
• D)are essentially unrelated to mathematical models originally established for forecasting weather.
• E)are based on short term weather data for many places on Earth.

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