Climate models have become the most powerful tool not only for predicting climate change but also for understanding it. Here, I discuss the role of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and water vapour in global warming, using a hierarchy of climate models with increasing complexity.
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Roskilde Univ Ctr, Dept Environm Social & Spatial Change ENSPAC, MOSPUS Res Unit, Roskilde, DenmarkRoskilde Univ Ctr, Dept Environm Social & Spatial Change ENSPAC, MOSPUS Res Unit, Roskilde, Denmark
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IIED, Human Settlements & Climate Change Groups, London WC1H 0DD, England
Univ W Indies, Mona, JamaicaIIED, Human Settlements & Climate Change Groups, London WC1H 0DD, England