The correct answer is C. understand the feedback between land and ocean surface properties and climate.
The UVic Earth System Climate Model is a computer model that simulates the Earth's climate system and is used by scientists to study climate change and predict future climate conditions. The model includes components that represent the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and cryosphere (the frozen parts of the Earth), and it is designed to simulate the interactions between these components and how they affect the Earth's climate. By using the model, scientists can understand the feedbacks between land and ocean surface properties and climate, as well as how changes in the net radiation budget (the balance between the amount of energy the Earth absorbs from the Sun and the amount of energy it radiates back into space) can affect thermal energy transfer in the atmosphere. The model is not specifically designed to measure ozone levels or temperatures high in the atmosphere.