The physical model of SimClimat is based on physical equations. It differs from typical educational animations in which results are pre-recorded. All calculations are done once the simulation is launched, depending on the parameters chosen by the user. An infinity of simulations are possible.
However, SimClimat's physical model differs from true climate models (detailed in section 4) to the extent that many parameters in the equations have been adjusted so that the simulations yield realistic results. This parameter adjustment is necessary because the equations are very simplified. The equations are very simplified to limit the calculation time, in order to get simulation results in a few seconds.
The parameters have been adjusted to satisfy the following observational constraints:
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