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Parametrization

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020220

In climate models, this term refers to the technique of representing processes, that cannot be explicitly resolved at the spatial or temporal resolution of the model (sub-grid scale processes), by relationships between the area or time averaged effect of such sub-grid scale processes and the larger scale flow.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020220
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesGlossary of Climate Change Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020220",
  "term": "Parametrization",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "In climate models, this term refers to the technique of representing processes, that cannot be explicitly resolved at the spatial or temporal resolution of the model (sub-grid scale processes), by relationships between the area or time averaged effect of such sub-grid scale processes and the larger scale flow.",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/parametrization/"
}

Record 20,220 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.