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Examples of grid box systems used in GCMS. On left is a latitude-longitude grid with dots representing grid cell centers. On right, is a geodesic grid with a color-coded plot of observed sea-surface temperatures.
Bloom (2010) Global Climate Change: Convergence of Disciplines, Sinauer Assoc.
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Potentates from King Philip II of Macedon (382 B.C.–336 B.C.) to the present day have espoused a philosophy of divide and conquer as a solution to the world’s... More »
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The Divide and Conquer Method: How Climate Models Work
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