Beyond equilibrium climate sensitivity
Equilibrium climate sensitivity characterizes the Earth's long-term global temperature
response to increased atmospheric CO2 concentration. It has reached almost iconic status …
response to increased atmospheric CO2 concentration. It has reached almost iconic status …
An appraisal of downscaling methods used in climate change research
The term 'downscaling'refers to the process of translating information from global climate
model simulations to a finer spatial resolution. There are numerous methods by which this …
model simulations to a finer spatial resolution. There are numerous methods by which this …
Evaluation of climate models
Climate models have continued to be developed and improved since the AR4, and many
models have been extended into Earth System models by including the representation of …
models have been extended into Earth System models by including the representation of …
Challenges in combining projections from multiple climate models
Recent coordinated efforts, in which numerous general circulation climate models have
been run for a common set of experiments, have produced large datasets of projections of …
been run for a common set of experiments, have produced large datasets of projections of …
Use of multi-model ensembles from global climate models for assessment of climate change impacts
Multi-model ensembles of climate predictions constructed by running several global climate
models for a common set of experiments are available for impact assessment of climate …
models for a common set of experiments are available for impact assessment of climate …
The end of model democracy? An editorial comment
R Knutti - Climatic change, 2010 - Springer
Imagine you are hosting a garden party tomorrow and you are trying to decide whether or
not to put up a tent against the rain. You read the weather forecast in the newspaper and you …
not to put up a tent against the rain. You read the weather forecast in the newspaper and you …
Should we believe model predictions of future climate change?
R Knutti - … Transactions of the Royal Society A …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Predictions of future climate are based on elaborate numerical computer models. As
computational capacity increases and better observations become available, one would …
computational capacity increases and better observations become available, one would …
Climate model errors, feedbacks and forcings: a comparison of perturbed physics and multi-model ensembles
Ensembles of climate model simulations are required for input into probabilistic
assessments of the risk of future climate change in which uncertainties are quantified. Here …
assessments of the risk of future climate change in which uncertainties are quantified. Here …
Origins of differences in climate sensitivity, forcing and feedback in climate models
We diagnose climate feedback parameters and CO 2 forcing including rapid adjustment in
twelve atmosphere/mixed-layer-ocean (“slab”) climate models from the CMIP3/CFMIP-1 …
twelve atmosphere/mixed-layer-ocean (“slab”) climate models from the CMIP3/CFMIP-1 …
A machine learning approach to emulation and biophysical parameter estimation with the Community Land Model, version 5
Land models are essential tools for understanding and predicting terrestrial processes and
climate–carbon feedbacks in the Earth system, but uncertainties in their future projections …
climate–carbon feedbacks in the Earth system, but uncertainties in their future projections …