Climate Change Experiment

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15 Mar 06 17:34

Favs

Selby, UK

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15 Mar 06 17:34

Anyone else doing this? It's like the SETI one, except closer to home!

Check out

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/

cashthetrash

PoPeYe

This is embarrasking

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15 Mar 06 17:46

Originally posted by Favs
Anyone else doing this? It's like the SETI one, except closer to home!

Check out

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/

Would you care to explain?

ElleEffSeee

YNWA

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15 Mar 06 17:59

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just go to www.climateprediction.net

basically you download software which runs a general circulation model of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system on your PC when it is idle, and uploads the model output to the guys at climateprediction.net for literally years of fun data analysis 😴

edit: sorry it's a slab ocean model not a fully coupled GCM

cashthetrash

PoPeYe

This is embarrasking

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Moves: 44152

15 Mar 06 19:09

Originally posted by ElleEffSeee
just go to www.climateprediction.net

basically you download software which runs a general circulation model of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system on your PC when it is idle, and uploads the model output to the guys at climateprediction.net for literally years of fun data analysis 😴

edit: sorry it's a slab ocean model not a fully coupled GCM

And why would anyone do this?

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

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15 Mar 06 19:21

Originally posted by cashthetrash
And why would anyone do this?

So computer nerds can feel the sense of acceptance that goes with being part of a group.

ElleEffSeee

YNWA

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15 Mar 06 19:36

Originally posted by cashthetrash
And why would anyone do this?

The idea is to predict the climate for the next century or so. This takes an awful lot of computing power so these guys are using the idle computers that sit at home to help out and get the results faster than using just their own pooters. Predicting the climate is good as you will find out if buying that holiday home in the Seychelles is a good idea or not.

Favs

Selby, UK

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16 Mar 06 10:24

I think it's a great idea - especially if you're using your office computer.

And it's quite hypnotic watching the globe spin on your screen. I'm waiting to see if I get a Nuclear Winter in my models....

Starrman

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16 Mar 06 10:47

I run the Seti one at work.