= Parametrization (climate modeling)
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Parametrization in climate modeling refers to the process of representing subgrid-scale processes in a simplified manner within large-scale numerical models. Climate models typically operate on a grid system, which means they average conditions over relatively large areas (such as several kilometers), thereby losing detailed information about smaller-scale phenomena. Parametrization helps to incorporate these fine-scale effects without having to resolve them explicitly in the grid calculations.
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