Seductive simulations? Uncertainty distribution around climate models

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 895-922

  Lahsen, Myanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric sciences; Certainty trough; General circulation models; Global climate change; Simulation technology; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144535307     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312705053049     Document Type: Review

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