As in most scientific problems, no substitute exists for adequate observations.
Carl Wunsh, Raymond W. Schmitt, D. James Baker.
Without sufficient observations, useful prediction will likely never be possible.
Models will evolve and improve, but, without data, will be untestable,
and observations not taken today are lost forever.
Climate change as an intergenerational problem. PNAS, 110(12), 2016.
