Philosophical Perspectives on Earth System Modeling: Truth, Adequacy, and Understanding

Gramelsberger, G.; Lenhard, J.; Parker, W.S.

doi:10.1029/2019ms001720

Philosophical Perspectives on Earth System Modeling: Truth, Adequacy, and Understanding

Gramelsberger, G.; Lenhard, J.; Parker, W.S.

Authors

G. Gramelsberger

J. Lenhard

W.S. Parker

Abstract

We explore three questions about Earth system modeling that are of both scientific and philosophical interest: What kind of understanding can be gained via complex Earth system models? How can the limits of understanding be bypassed or managed? How should the task of evaluating Earth system models be conceptualized?

Citation

Gramelsberger, G., Lenhard, J., & Parker, W. (2020). Philosophical Perspectives on Earth System Modeling: Truth, Adequacy, and Understanding. Journal of Advances in Modelling Earth Systems, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1029/2019ms001720

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 25, 2019
Online Publication Date	Jan 8, 2020
Publication Date	Jan 31, 2020
Deposit Date	Jan 13, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Jan 13, 2020
Journal	Journal of Advances in Modelling Earth Systems
Electronic ISSN	1942-2466
Publisher	Wiley Open Access
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	12
Issue	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/2019ms001720
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1279331

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