hypothesis, definition of

A global, three-dimensional computer model of the climate system; GCM's are highly complex and they represent the effects of such factors as reflective and absorptive properties of atmospheric water vapor, greenhouse gas concentrations, clouds, annual and daily solar heating, ocean temperatures and ice boundaries. The most recent GCM's include global representations of the atmosphere, oceans, and land surface.

They are often used to model the effects of human induced climate change into the future; but the accuracy of the models are highly dependent upon:

• The accuracy of the initial starting conditions;
• The accuracy of how the climatic processes are modeled, and;
• The accuracy of the assumptions made in the model construction.

• Sea Level: The Geological “Control Knob” for Atmospheric CO2?
  Guest “putting 2 and 2 together” by David Middleton This post is the nucleus of a hypothesis I’ve been trying to develop. It is a “work in progress” and not…
• Thailand’s amazing Vivarium is part restaurant, part terrarium
  Hypothesis took the idea of a terrarium and applied it to the design of the restaurant. Hanging plants create a lush greenscape that dominates the upper volume of the double height space. Ceramic follies, designed by Yarnnakarn Art and Craft Studio, contrast...
• The Vivarium is a renovated industrial warehouse in Thailand turned into a terrarium-like restaurant
  Hypothesis took the idea of a terrarium and applied it to the design of the restaurant. Hanging plants create a lush greenscape that dominates the upper volume of the double height space. Ceramic follies, designed by Yarnnakarn Art and Craft Studio, contrast...
• Can We Actually Even Tell if Humans Are Affecting the Climate? What if we did nothing at all?
  Essay by Charlie Martin We know, with great certainty, that the overall average temperature of the Earth has warmed by several degreees in the last 400 years, since the end of the Little Ice Age...