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RECORD NUMBER: 15 OF 22| Main Title | Simulating nature : a philosophical study of computer-simulation uncertainties and their role in climate science and policy advice / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Petersen, Arthur C. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | CRC Press, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2012 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 748331616 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9781466500624; 146650062X | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Climatology--Computer simulation ; Uncertainty (Information theory) ; Climatic changes--Government policy ; Klimatologie ; Klimaschutz | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 2nd ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | xvi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Section 1. Simulation practice, uncertainty, and policy advice -- section 2. The case of simulating climate change. Addressing how to manage the science-policy interface, this book presents a philosophical study of the issues surrounding uncertainty in scientific simulation, particularly concerning the role it plays in public policy regarding climate change. |