Values and uncertainties in climate prediction, revisited

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-30

  Parker, Wendy ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATIC PROCESSES; FORECASTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84901659625     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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