[News & Analysis] Climate Science: Researchers Wary as DOE Bids to Build Sixth U.S. Climate Model

Science 13 September 2013:
Vol. 341 no. 6151 p. 1160
DOI: 10.1126/science.341.6151.1160 Climate Science The United States currently funds five major climate modeling efforts. But scientists and policymakers are eager to have even better models, and the U.S. Department of Energy is considering a plan to build a new, higher resolution model that could take into account features, such as ocean eddies or storms, that cover less than 100 square kilometers. Many researchers are excited about the nascent project, but others worry it could divert resources from existing collaborations.

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