The epistemology of climate models and some of its implications for climate science and the philosophy of science

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 228-238

  Katzav, Joel ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate models; Climate Science; Confirmation; Model assessment; Scientific models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899908162     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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