Introduction

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Introduction

This blog focuses on the current research and trend regarding climate informatics. It aims to compile information from three perspective: general science, applied engineering and technology, and politics.

Climate Informatics

The climate informatics refers to a combined discipline between the computer science, information science, and weather science: it deals with big data, that uses the power of computers (e.g. machine learning) to produce information and does so with respect to the weather. (Easterbrook, 2013) It is a emerging field that is growing rapidly with great potential to improve our lives.

References

  • Easterbrook, S. (2013, October 24). What is Climate Informatics? Retrieved July 15, 2019, from https://www.easterbrook.ca/steve/2012/09/what-is-climate-informatics/

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