Changing state of the climate system

SK Gulev, PW Thorne, J Ahn, FJ Dentener… - 2021 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
2 Chapter 2 assesses observed large-scale changes in climate system drivers, key climate
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …

Human influence on the climate system (Chapter 3)

V Eyring, NP Gillett, KM Achuta Rao, R Barimalala… - 2021 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
The AR5 concluded that human influence on the climate system is clear, evident from
increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, positive radiative forcing …

Substantial light woodland and open vegetation characterized the temperate forest biome before Homo sapiens

EA Pearce, F Mazier, S Normand, R Fyfe, V Andrieu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The extent of vegetation openness in past European landscapes is widely debated. In
particular, the temperate forest biome has traditionally been defined as dense, closed …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale features of Last Interglacial climate: results from evaluating the lig127k simulations for the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) …

BL Otto-Bliesner, EC Brady, A Zhao… - Climate of the …, 2021 - cp.copernicus.org
The modeling of paleoclimate, using physically based tools, is increasingly seen as a strong
out-of-sample test of the models that are used for the projection of future climate changes …

Enhanced summer extreme precipitation over the Asian-African land monsoon regions during past warm periods: A modelling perspective from CESM2

X Kong, Q Yan, T Wei - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Investigation of summer extreme precipitation during past warm periods may deepen our
understanding of its behavior in current and future warmer climates. In this study, we …

Comparison of past and future simulations of ENSO in CMIP5/PMIP3 and CMIP6/PMIP4 models

JR Brown, CM Brierley, SI An… - Climate of the Past …, 2020 - cp.copernicus.org
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the strongest mode of interannual climate variability
in the current climate, influencing ecosystems, agriculture and weather systems across the …

Divergent response of eastern China precipitation to the Pacific decadal oscillation during the last Interglacial

N Jiang, Q Yan, Z Xu, H Wang - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the role of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) during the Last Interglacial
(LIG,∼ 127 ka) may advance our knowledge on decadal climate variability in a warmer …

Drivers of the evolution and amplitude of African Humid Periods

L Menviel, A Govin, A Avenas, KJ Meissner… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
During orbital precession minima, the Sahara was humid and more vegetated, providing
potential corridors for Hominins migration. Uncertainties remain over the climatic processes …

Greening of India and revival of the South Asian summer monsoon in a warmer world

C Clément, P Martinez, Q Yin, S Clemens… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
While it is accepted that the tropical hydrological cycle has intensified during past
interglacial periods due to changes in insolation, greenhouse gases and ice volume, their …

Last Interglacial decadal sea surface temperature variability in the eastern Mediterranean

I Obreht, D De Vleeschouwer, L Wörmer, M Kucera… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Last Interglacial (~ 129,000–116,000 years ago) is the most recent geologic
period with a warmer-than-present climate. Proxy-based temperature reconstructions from …