On the interpretation of inter-model spread in CMIP5 climate sensitivity estimates

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 3339-3362

  Vial, Jessica ^a,b   Dufresne, Jean Louis ^a,b   Bony, Sandrine ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate sensitivity; CMIP5 climate model simulations; Fast adjustment; Feedback; Inter model spread; Radiative forcing; Radiative kernel

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STRATOCUMULUS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84888055218     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1725-9     Document Type: Article

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