Short-Lived Climate Forcers (Chapter 6)

S Szopa, V Naik, B Adhikary, P Artaxo, T Berntsen… - 2021 - cambridge.org
Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM2) and key climate response of CMIP6 DECK, historical, and scenario simulations

Ø Seland, M Bentsen, D Olivié… - Geoscientific Model …, 2020 - gmd.copernicus.org
The second version of the coupled Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM2) is presented
and evaluated. NorESM2 is based on the second version of the Community Earth System …

[HTML][HTML] Effective radiative forcing and adjustments in CMIP6 models

CJ Smith, RJ Kramer, G Myhre… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
The effective radiative forcing, which includes the instantaneous forcing plus adjustments
from the atmosphere and surface, has emerged as the key metric of evaluating human and …

Historical and future changes in air pollutants from CMIP6 models

ST Turnock, RJ Allen, M Andrews… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Poor air quality is currently responsible for large impacts on human health across the world.
In addition, the air pollutants ozone (O3) and particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter …

[HTML][HTML] AeroCom phase III multi-model evaluation of the aerosol life cycle and optical properties using ground-and space-based remote sensing as well as surface in …

J Gliß, A Mortier, M Schulz, E Andrews… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Within the framework of the AeroCom (Aerosol Comparisons between Observations and
Models) initiative, the state-of-the-art modelling of aerosol optical properties is assessed …

[HTML][HTML] Accelerated increases in global and Asian summer monsoon precipitation from future aerosol reductions

LJ Wilcox, Z Liu, BH Samset, E Hawkins… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
There is a large range of future aerosol emissions scenarios explored in the Shared
Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), with plausible pathways spanning a range of possibilities …

[HTML][HTML] An inter-comparison of the mass budget of the Arctic sea ice in CMIP6 models

A Keen, E Blockley, DA Bailey… - The …, 2021 - tc.copernicus.org
We compare the mass budget of the Arctic sea ice for 15 models submitted to the latest
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6), using new diagnostics that have not been …

Evaluation of global simulations of aerosol particle and cloud condensation nuclei number, with implications for cloud droplet formation

GS Fanourgakis, M Kanakidou, A Nenes… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
A total of 16 global chemistry transport models and general circulation models have
participated in this study; 14 models have been evaluated with regard to their ability to …

[HTML][HTML] Aerosol absorption in global models from AeroCom phase III

M Sand, BH Samset, G Myhre, J Gliß… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Aerosol-induced absorption of shortwave radiation can modify the climate through local
atmospheric heating, which affects lapse rates, precipitation, and cloud formation. Presently …

[HTML][HTML] Climate-driven chemistry and aerosol feedbacks in CMIP6 Earth system models

G Thornhill, W Collins, D Olivié, RB Skeie… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Feedbacks play a fundamental role in determining the magnitude of the response of the
climate system to external forcing, such as from anthropogenic emissions. The latest …