Abstract
The changes in the equilibrium climate induced by a doubling of the CO2 concentration have been simulated by energy-balance, radiative-convective and general circulation climate models. These models have given a surface air temperature warming of 0.2-10°C, 0.5-4.2°C and 2.8-5.2°C, respectively. The warming simulated by the general circulation models (GCMs) increases from the tropics toward the winter pole, but the regional changes show significant differences among the models. -from Author
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Climate and Sea Level Change |
Subtitle of host publication | Observations, Projections and Implications |
Editors | R. A. Warrick, E. M. Barrow, T. M. L. Wigley |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 169-191 |
Number of pages | 23 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780521395168, 052139516X |
State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences