Global climate models differ from numerical weather forecasting in that GCMs

A) only focus on the atmosphere.
B) make definitive predictions about future weather at specific locations for specific times.
C) cannot be proven correct or incorrect for several decades.
D) use mathematical models.
E) use sophisticated computers.


C

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