Earth System Modelling - Volume 6 ESM Data Archives in the Times of

Collected articles in this series are dedicated to the development and use of software for earth system modelling and aims at bridging the gap between IT solutions and climate science. The particular topic covered in this volume addresses the Grid softwar

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Wolfgang Hiller Reinhard Budich René Redler

Earth System Modelling – Volume 6 ESM Data Archives in the Times of the Grid

SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences

Series Editors Gerrit Lohmann Jorge Rabassa Justus Notholt Lawrence A. Mysak Vikram Unnithan

For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/10032

Wolfgang Hiller Reinhard Budich René Redler •

Earth System Modelling – Volume 6 ESM Data Archives in the Times of the Grid

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Wolfgang Hiller Alfred-Wegener-Insitut für Polar- und Meeresforschung Bremerhaven Germany

ISSN 2191-589X ISBN 978-3-642-37243-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-37244-5

Reinhard Budich René Redler Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie Hamburg Germany

ISSN 2191-5903 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-37244-5 (eBook)

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Preface

Climate modelling in former times mostly covered the physical processes in the Earth’s atmosphere. Nowadays, there is a general agreement that not only physical, but also chemical, biological and, in the near future, economical and sociological—the so-called anthropogenic—processes have to be taken into account on the way towards comprehensive Earth system mo