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Simulating nature : a philosophical study of computer-simulation uncertainties and their role in climate science and policy advice /
Computer simulation has become an important means for obtaining knowledge about nature. The practice of scientific simulation and the frequent use of uncertain simulation results in public policy raise a wide range of philosophical questions. Most prominently highlighted is the field of anthropogeni...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Chapman and Hall/CRC,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Simulating nature : |b a philosophical study of computer-simulation uncertainties and their role in climate science and policy advice / |c Arthur C. Petersen. |
| 250 | |a 2nd ed. | ||
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| 300 | |a 1 online resource (224 pages : |b 10 illustrations | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Section 1. Simulation practice, uncertainty, and policy advice -- section 2. The case of simulating climate change. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a Computer simulation has become an important means for obtaining knowledge about nature. The practice of scientific simulation and the frequent use of uncertain simulation results in public policy raise a wide range of philosophical questions. Most prominently highlighted is the field of anthropogenic climate change-are humans currently changing the. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Climatology |x Computer simulation. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Uncertainty (Information theory) | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Climatic changes |x Government policy. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Incertitude (Théorie de l'information) | |
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