A historical and pedagogical introduction to climate modeling and its role in understanding climate change, by two deans of the field
Syukuro Manabe, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, is a pioneer in the use of computers to simulate global climate change. He is senior meteorologist in the Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University. Anthony J. Broccoli is professor of environmental sciences at Rutgers University.
"Syukuro Manabe, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics"
"Useful for those wishing to understand global warming’s future
impact."---Andrew Robinson, Nature
"[Highly] engaging and well written."---S.C. Pryor, Choice
"Useful and enlightening . . . . The knowledge derived from the
model output is clear, detailed, and relevant to a better
understanding of the climate system. The purpose of the book is to
lead the reader down the path that Manabe and Broccoli have
followed in their careers, showcasing the methods and motivation
used in each study, and explaining and contextualising their
findings. In each of these goals it succeeds admirably."---Eimear
Dunne, Holocene
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