United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-11-16 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-96-43 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-43 P0b002ee180387965 f:trc96043 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-43 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-43 T-RCED-96-43 Environmental monitoring Computer modeling Climate statistics Data integrity Earth sciences data systems Atmospheric research Oceanographic research Air pollution control U.S. Global Change Research Program Global Climate Observing System ICSU/WMO World Climate Research Programme Testimony RCED GAO discussed the use of climate change models in predicting future climate changes. GAO noted that: (1) although general circulation models have improved over the last decade, their ability to predict climate changes accurately is limited by scientists' understanding of climate processes and interactions and insufficient computer power to process the vast quantity of climate data needed to simulate changes in global climate; (2) scientists are improving the accuracy of general circulation models by incorporating climate processes that better reflect the interactions between the ocean and atmosphere; and (3) scientists believe it will take sustained efforts to reduce the uncertainties in projecting climate changes and trends. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-43/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-43.htm GAO/T-RCED-96-43 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-43 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-96-43; Global Warming: Limitations of General Circulation Models; Environmental monitoring Computer modeling Climate statistics Data integrity Earth sciences data systems Atmospheric research Oceanographic research Air pollution control U.S. Global Change Research Program Global Climate Observing System ICSU/WMO World Climate Research Programme