Philosophical Perspectives on Earth System Modeling: Truth, Adequacy, and Understanding
Abstract We explore three questions about Earth system modeling that are of both scientific and philosophical interest: What kind of understanding can be gained via complex Earth system models? How can the limits of understanding be bypassed or managed? How should the task of evaluating Earth system...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2019MS001720 |