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... climate modeling efforts-research that has been instrumental in improving the understanding of specific components of the climate system. Somewhat In contrast, the United States has been less prominent In producing high-end climate modeling results, which have been featured In recent International assessments of the impacts of climate change.
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... A related question that the report addresses is whether currently available resources in the United States are adequate for the purpose of high-end climate modeling.
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... have not been effectively harnessed in the development of high-end, U.S.-based models. For instance, leading Earth system modeling efforts in the United States suffer from a computationally limited ability to test and run models in a timely fashion.
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... involvement of climate modelers within academia and the national climate research centers, along with users of climate modeling results and agency program managers. Climate modeling in the United States promotes a healthy competition among various groups, but without better coordination of research among national laboratories and between them and the academic community, it may be difficult to optimally utilize available human and high-end computer resources.
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... The CRC finds that the United States lags behind other countries in its ability to mode] long-term climate change.
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... could affect the confidence levels assigned to certain scenarios of future climate change. In other words, not only would the United States benefit from enhancements in its modeling capabilities, the international community would benefit from these efforts as well.
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