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Posted on: 14 March 2016

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How do climate models work?

Video produced by: Met Office Source: YouTube

This great 90-second video simply explains how climate models are able to predict changes in weather and climate in the future. The video explains how grid-points are used to model the atmosphere, oceans, ice and gases. with mathematical and physical equations then applied to each grid point to help us understand climate changes.

Categories: Climate

Tags: Climate WorldWeather

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