Physique and meteorology: understanding the climate and forecasts

Physique et météorologie : comprendre le climat et les prévisions

IN BRIEF Climate: a set of averages of atmospheric elements over a given period. Meteorology: study of short-term atmospheric phenomena. Climatology: analysis of climatic variations over the long term. Current reference period: 30 years to define a climate. Weather forecasts: based on the study of phenomena such as clouds and precipitation. Impact of climate change … Read more

Physics and Economics: Modeling and Forecasting

La physique et l’économie : modélisation et prévisions

IN BRIEF Economic modeling: a crucial process for analyzing economic systems. Conceptualization, formalization, specification, and experimentation are the key steps in modeling. Econophysics: a multidisciplinary approach that uses tools from physics to solve economic problems. Economic simulation allows one to observe the functioning of economic phenomena. Mathematical and statistical tools: used in econometrics to analyze … Read more