Abstract: A quasi-three-dimensional global climate model designed to trace the transient evolution of climate is described. The model, which has an interactive ocean, differs from earlier models in including a 5-layer atmospheric ...

Abstract: The concept of potential evapotranspiration, as applied to arid regions, is examined using an energy balance approach suggested by Budyko. Using data for Yuma, Ariz., it is shown that a 50 per cent increase in the relative ...

Abstract: The eigenvector or ?empirical orthogonal function? approach is used to determine the dominant precipitation anomaly patterns for the western United States for each month during the last 36 yr. In all months there is enough ...

Abstract: A two?dimensional global climatic model has been developed, using a 10° longitude by 10° latitude box grid and a one-month time step. The lapse rates of temperature and the meridional component of the flow in the oceans ...

Abstract: A global climatic model, allowing for seasonal coupling and interaction between continents and oceans, is developed, utilizing an idealized land-water distribution similar to that observed. The basic equation used is the ...

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Abstract: A relatively simple numerical model of the energy balance of the earth-atmosphere is set up and applied. The dependent variable is the average annual sea level temperature in 10° latitude belts. This is expressed basically ...

Abstract: This paper outlines a method of estimating the mean relative humidity from the mean temperature. Ordinary linear regression techniques are used, with a correction added to account for the systematic geographical distribution ...

Abstract: A simple global climatic model described earlier is modified slightly and reapplied to the CO2 problem. The modifications include using a more efficient numerical method to solve the system of equations and changing the ...