The Everyday World of Simulation Modeling

The Development of Parameterizations in Meteorology

Bibliographic Data

ID5337411
AuthorsM Sundberg (0000-0001-7058-3094, Stockholm University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume34
Issue2
Pages162-181
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0162243907310215
OpenAlexW2168610641
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited25

This article explores the practice of simulation modeling by investigating how parameterizations are constructed and integrated into existing frameworks. Parameterizations are simplified process descriptions adapted for simulation models. On the basis of a study of meteorological research, the article presents predictive and representative construction as two different ways of developing parameterizations and the trade-offs involved in this work. Because the overall aim in predictive construction is to improve weather forecasts, the most practical solutions are chosen over the best theoretical solutions. In representative construction, the situation is reversed, but while discourse focuses on theory and models, the everyday work is often tied to computer programs. These different ways of construction work are closely related to the role of the simulation models as epistemic or technical objects, and this characterization is also used to compare the results with previous research

Data science · Industrial engineering · Management science · Computer Science · Engineering · Simulation Techniques and Applications · Species Distribution and Climate Change

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