The use and abuse of climate models

Kevin E. Trenberth

doi:10.1038/386131a0

The use and abuse of climate models

Kevin E. Trenberth

National Center for Atmospheric Research

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Abstract

Projections of future climate change depend largely on the results of computer models. Such models are becoming increasingly sophisticated, but they do not offer the certainties that policy-makers would like.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-133
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	386
Issue number	6621
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/386131a0
State	Published - Mar 13 1997
Externally published	Yes

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