Author Archives: Robin Smith

About Robin Smith

Robin Smith is a Research Fellow in the NCAS-Climate part of the University of Reading's Walker Institute. He mainly manages/develops/supports/works with the FAMOUS Earth system model - a low resolution version of the atmosphere-ocean GCM HadCM3, to which optional carbon cycle and ice-sheet components have been added. Robin is interested in pretty much anything to do with large-scale climate and how different parts of the system interact, and has a sideline in bringing thought experiments to life within the models: he's watched vegetation try to cope with ultra-CO2 conditions, spun the Earth backwards and simulated Waterworlds totally covered by ocean.

What happens if you spin the Earth backwards?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Robin Smith

This might sound like a crazy idea, but bear with me. I mean, why not? We’ve got some pretty general computer models of the climate, all we have to do is change the sign of a couple of numbers.

Posted in GCMs, MOC | 11 Comments