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RECORD NUMBER: 16 OF 22Main 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. |