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is a global climate model
Global climate model

A General Circulation Model is a mathematical model of the general circulation of a planetary atmosphere or ocean and based on the Navier-Stokes equations on a rotating sphere with thermodynamic terms for various energy sources ....
 (GCM) that has been ported for use on desktop computers and integrated with a relational database
Relational database

A relational database is a database that groups data using common attributes found in the data set. The resulting "clumps" of organized data are much easier for people to understand....
, a graphical user interface
Graphical user interface

A graphical user interface is a type of user interface which allows people to human-computer interaction such as computers; hand-held devices such as MP3 Players, Portable Media Players or Gaming devices; household appliances and office equipment....
, and scientific visualization utllities, all of which are aimed at helping improve the quality of teaching and learning of climatology
Climatology

Climatology is the study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time, and is a branch of the atmospheric sciences....
. EdGCM is developed at Columbia University by scientists and programmers in the Center for Climate Systems Research.






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is a global climate model
Global climate model

A General Circulation Model is a mathematical model of the general circulation of a planetary atmosphere or ocean and based on the Navier-Stokes equations on a rotating sphere with thermodynamic terms for various energy sources ....
 (GCM) that has been ported for use on desktop computers and integrated with a relational database
Relational database

A relational database is a database that groups data using common attributes found in the data set. The resulting "clumps" of organized data are much easier for people to understand....
, a graphical user interface
Graphical user interface

A graphical user interface is a type of user interface which allows people to human-computer interaction such as computers; hand-held devices such as MP3 Players, Portable Media Players or Gaming devices; household appliances and office equipment....
, and scientific visualization utllities, all of which are aimed at helping improve the quality of teaching and learning of climatology
Climatology

Climatology is the study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time, and is a branch of the atmospheric sciences....
. EdGCM is developed at Columbia University by scientists and programmers in the Center for Climate Systems Research. The Global Climate Model
Global climate model

A General Circulation Model is a mathematical model of the general circulation of a planetary atmosphere or ocean and based on the Navier-Stokes equations on a rotating sphere with thermodynamic terms for various energy sources ....
 at the core of EdGCM was developed at NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
's Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Goddard Institute for Space Studies

The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies , at Columbia University in New York City, is a component laboratory of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Earth-Sun Exploration Division and a unit of The Earth Institute at Columbia University....
 and is referred to in climate modeling literature as the GISS Model II. It is currently in use by researchers to study climates of the past, present and future. EdGCM permits teachers and students to conduct in-depth investigations of current climate science topics, in near real-time, just as they are being studied by climate scientists.

Some of the components of the EdGCM Software Suite

See also

  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies
    Goddard Institute for Space Studies

    The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies , at Columbia University in New York City, is a component laboratory of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Earth-Sun Exploration Division and a unit of The Earth Institute at Columbia University....
  • National Center for Atmospheric Research
    National Center for Atmospheric Research

    The National Center for Atmospheric Research is a non-governmental United States-based institute whose stated mission is "exploring and understanding our atmosphere and its interactions with the Sun, the oceans, the biosphere, and human society."...
  • Earth Simulator
    Earth Simulator

    The Earth Simulator was the fastest supercomputer in the world from 2002 to 2004. The system was developed for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, and Japan Marine Science and Technology Center in 1997 for running global climate models to evaluate the effects of global warming and problems in solid ear...
  • HadCM3
    HadCM3

    HadCM3 is a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model developed at the Hadley Centre in the United Kingdom. It was one of the major models used in the IPCC IPCC Third Assessment Report in 2001....
     - explanation of an AOGCM


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