Models, Methods, Software

Steve McIntyre has discovered and presented yet another problem with a long-term temperature reconstruction: Yamal: A “Divergence” Problem. While Steve has named his blog ClimateAudit, in my opinion his work is in fact Independent Verification.

The old, and rapidly becoming tedious, “Peer Review Publication is Required” nonsense has already appeared in the comments. Ironically, it seems that no one who raises this issue is aware that Steve is in fact discovering problems in peer-reviewed publications.

A very short summary of a major problem area relative to this olde rant follows.

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I received the following e-mail from Pat Roache regarding his new book about Verification and Validation. He has also made arrangements for reduced prices on two others of his books.

I am pleased to announce the publication of
“Fundamentals of Verification and Validation” by Patrick J. Roache.
Copyright 2009, ISBN 978-0-93478-12-7. 476 pages, subject index.

The book is the successor to my 1998 book “Verification and Validation in Computational Science and Engineering.” About 1/3 of the material is new, including a new Chapter 11 describing the Total Validation Uncertainty approach of ASME ANSI Standard V&V 20 (2009).

The attached file outlines the new features of the book. A complete Table of Contents, including designators for new and modified Sections, will be found on the website.

The price is the same as the 1998 book, U.S. $85.00 (but shipping charges have increased). The book is available directly from our fulfillment house, BookMasters, by email order to

orders@BookMasters.com

or from Amazon.com at the following.
http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Verification-Validation-Patrick-Roache/dp/0913478121/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253150836&sr=1-7

The orders to BookMasters tend to ship faster since they do not run out of stock. Also, wholesale orders can be placed by contacting BookMasters at orders@BookMasters.com.

I would appreciate it if you would forward this email to any of your colleagues who might be interested.

Thanks for your consideration.

Respectfully,
Patrick Roache

p.s.
If anyone is interested, the 1998 V&V book is on clearance sale for 1/2 price at US $42.50. Available from orders@BookMasters.com or from Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/Verification-Validation-Computational-Science-Engineering/dp/0913478083/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253718713&sr=8-4.

Likewise, the book “Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics” is on clearance sale for 1/2 price at US $37.50. Available from orders@BookMasters.com or from Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Computational-Dynamics-Patrick-Roache/dp/0913478091/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253718713&sr=8-5