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Physically-Based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change pp 813–840Cite as

Climate Observations and Diagnostics

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An observational-statistical approach to the study of the Earth’s climate is described. The approach is based mainly on in situ atmospheric and oceanic observations which are analyzed using the conservation equations of total mass, angular momentum, energy and water. Through such analyses one can diagnose the role of the various components in the climatic system. The different observational networks and some frequently used methods of objective analysis are also presented. Finally, some examples are given to show the possibilities of the approach to the case of global and regional budgets of energy and water.

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  1. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA, Princeton University, P.O.Box 308, 08542, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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    M. E. Schlesinger

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Oort, A.H. (1988). Climate Observations and Diagnostics. In: Schlesinger, M.E. (eds) Physically-Based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 243. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3043-8_5

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