Improved methods for estimating equilibrium climate sensitivity from transient warming simulations
Equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) refers to the total global warming caused by an
instantaneous doubling of atmospheric CO 2 from the pre-industrial level in a climate …
instantaneous doubling of atmospheric CO 2 from the pre-industrial level in a climate …
Observational constraints on the effective climate sensitivity from the historical period
The observed warming in the atmosphere and ocean can be used to estimate the climate
sensitivity linked to present-day feedbacks, which is referred to as the effective climate …
sensitivity linked to present-day feedbacks, which is referred to as the effective climate …
Equilibrium climate sensitivity obtained from multimillennial runs of two GFDL climate models
Equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS), defined as the long‐term change in global mean
surface air temperature in response to doubling atmospheric CO2, is usually computed from …
surface air temperature in response to doubling atmospheric CO2, is usually computed from …
Comparison of equilibrium climate sensitivity estimates from slab ocean, 150‐year, and longer simulations
We compare equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) estimates from pairs of long (≥ 800‐year)
control and abruptly quadrupled CO2 simulations with shorter (150‐and 300‐year) coupled …
control and abruptly quadrupled CO2 simulations with shorter (150‐and 300‐year) coupled …
Internal variability and disequilibrium confound estimates of climate sensitivity from observations
An emerging literature suggests that estimates of equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS)
derived from recent observations and energy balance models are biased low because …
derived from recent observations and energy balance models are biased low because …
Quantification of temperature response to CO2 forcing in atmosphere–ocean general circulation models
J Tsutsui - Climatic Change, 2017 - Springer
The present study establishes a general formulation to represent the behavior and variation
of an ensemble of complex climate models in terms of the global mean surface temperature …
of an ensemble of complex climate models in terms of the global mean surface temperature …
[HTML][HTML] How accurately can the climate sensitivity to be estimated from historical climate change?
The equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS, in K) to\(\hbox {CO} _ {2}\) doubling is a large
source of uncertainty in projections of future anthropogenic climate change. Estimates of …
source of uncertainty in projections of future anthropogenic climate change. Estimates of …
Estimating transient climate response in a large‐ensemble global climate model simulation
BK Adams, AE Dessler - Geophysical Research Letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The transient climate response (TCR), defined to be the warming in near‐surface air
temperature after 70 years of a 1% per year increase in CO2, can be estimated from …
temperature after 70 years of a 1% per year increase in CO2, can be estimated from …
Implications for climate sensitivity from the response to individual forcings
Climate sensitivity to doubled CO2 is a widely used metric for the large-scale response to
external forcing. Climate models predict a wide range for two commonly used definitions: the …
external forcing. Climate models predict a wide range for two commonly used definitions: the …
An estimate of equilibrium climate sensitivity from interannual variability
AE Dessler, PM Forster - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS; the equilibrium warming in response to a
doubling of CO2) from observations is one of the big problems in climate science. Using …
doubling of CO2) from observations is one of the big problems in climate science. Using …