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Consistent large-scale temperature responses in warm and cold climates

Izumi, K., Bartlein, P. J. and Harrison, S. P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5687-1903 (2013) Consistent large-scale temperature responses in warm and cold climates. Geophysical Research Letters, 40 (9). pp. 1817-1823. ISSN 0094-8276

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1002/grl.50350

Abstract/Summary

Climate-model simulations of the large-scale temperature responses to increased radiative forcing include enhanced land-sea contrast, stronger response at higher latitudes than in the tropics, and differential responsesin warm and cool season climates to uniform forcing. Here we show that these patterns are also characteristic of model simulations of past climates. The differences in the responses over land as opposed to over the ocean, between high and low latitudes, and between summer and winter are remarkably consistent (proportional and nearly linear) across simulations of both cold and warm climates. Similar patterns also appear in historical observations and paleoclimatic reconstructions, implying that such responses are characteristic features of the climate system, and not simple model artifacts, thereby increasing our confidence in the ability of climate models to correctly simulate different climatic states.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Walker Institute
Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Earth Systems Science
Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Geography and Environmental Science
ID Code:32280
Uncontrolled Keywords:climate models;paleoclimatic simulations;paleoclimatic observations;data-model comparisons
Publisher:American Geophysical Union

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