The everyday world of simulation modeling: The development of parameterizations in meteorology

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-181

  Sundberg, Mikaela ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Meteorology; Perspective; Practice; Simulation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849124102     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243907310215     Document Type: Article

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