The dynamics of coordinated comparisons: How simulationists in astrophysics, oceanography and meteorology create standards for results

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-125

  Sundberg, Mikaela ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

comparison; coordination; expectation; metrology; simulation; standard; status

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751469091     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312710385743     Document Type: Article

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