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kfurse

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Parameterizations are used to simulate small-scale atmospheric processes in general circulation models because
 
  A) parameterizations do not require supercomputers.
  B) parameterizations do not require boundary conditions.
  C) the models have sparse spatial detail.
  D) the models have very fine spatial detail.

Question 2

General circulation models (GCMs) are
 
  A) considered to be a highly accurate tool for predicting future weather and climate.
  B) considered to be completely unreliable.
  C) excellent tools for attributing observed climate changes to particular causes.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


kfurse

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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