A global, three-dimensional computer model of the climate system that can be used to simulate human-induced climate change. GCMs are very complex and represent the effects of such factors as the reflective and absorptive properties of atmospheric water vapor, greenhouse gas concentrations, cloud cover, annual and diurnal solar heating, ocean temperatures, and ice boundaries. The latest GCMs include global representations of the atmosphere, oceans, and land surface.

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