1-D RCM (plural 1-D RCMs)
- (climatology) Initialism of one dimensional radiative-convective model.
1983, Richard P. Turco et al., “Nuclear winter: Global consequences of multiple nuclear explosions”, in Science[1], volume 222, number 4630, →ISSN, page 1284:Although the 1-D RCM can predict only horizontally, diurnally, and seasonally averaged conditions, it is capable of estimating the first-order climate responses of the atmosphere, which is our intention in this study.
1989, C.J.E. Schuurmans, “Changes in Atmospheric Composition and Climate”, in Atmospheric Ozone Research and its Policy Implications, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 79:[C]limate is far to[sic] complex to describe in a 1-dimensional fashion. Fortunately, 3-D models of the earth-atmosphere system, so-called General Circulation Models (GCM's), exist which more or less confirm the responses computed by 1-D RCM's.