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Hansen et al. 2002
, , , , , D. Koch, I. Tegen, , , B. Santer, P. Stone, T. Novakov, L. Thomason, R. Wang, Y. Wang, D. Jacob, S. Hollandsworth, L. Bishop, J. Logan, A. Thompson, R. Stolarski, J. Lean, R. Willson, S. Levitus, J. Antonov, N. Rayner, D. Parker, and J. Christy, 2002: Climate forcings in Goddard Institute for Space Studies SI2000 simulations. J. Geophys. Res., 107, no. D18, 4347, doi:10.1029/2001JD001143.
We define the radiative forcings used in climate simulations with the SI2000 version of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) global climate model. These include temporal variations of well-mixed greenhouse gases, stratospheric aerosols, solar irradiance, ozone, stratospheric water vapor, and tropospheric aerosols. We illustrate the global response to these forcings for the SI2000 model with specified sea surface temperature (SST) and with a simple Q-flux ocean, thus helping to characterize the effectiveness of each forcing. The forcing data cover the period 1951-2000. The climate simulations are extended to 2050 for two forcing scenarios. The results suggest that observed global temperature change in the past 50 years is primarily a response to radiative forcings. It is also inferred that the planet is now out of radiation balance by 0.5 to 1 W/m2 and that additional global warming of about 0.5°C is already "in the pipeline".
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@article{ha01400w, author={Hansen, J. and Sato, M. and Nazarenko, L. and Ruedy, R. and Lacis, A. and Koch, D. and Tegen, I. and Hall, T. and Shindell, D. and Santer, B. and Stone, P. and Novakov, T. and Thomason, L. and Wang, R. and Wang, Y. and Jacob, D. and Hollandsworth, S. and Bishop, L. and Logan, J. and Thompson, A. and Stolarski, R. and Lean, J. and Willson, R. and Levitus, S. and Antonov, J. and Rayner, N. and Parker, D. and Christy, J.}, title={Climate forcings in Goddard Institute for Space Studies SI2000 simulations}, year={2002}, journal={Journal of Geophysical Research}, volume={107}, number={D18}, pages={4347}, doi={10.1029/2001JD001143}, }
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TY - JOUR ID - ha01400w AU - Hansen, J. AU - Sato, M. AU - Nazarenko, L. AU - Ruedy, R. AU - Lacis, A. AU - Koch, D. AU - Tegen, I. AU - Hall, T. AU - Shindell, D. AU - Santer, B. AU - Stone, P. AU - Novakov, T. AU - Thomason, L. AU - Wang, R. AU - Wang, Y. AU - Jacob, D. AU - Hollandsworth, S. AU - Bishop, L. AU - Logan, J. AU - Thompson, A. AU - Stolarski, R. AU - Lean, J. AU - Willson, R. AU - Levitus, S. AU - Antonov, J. AU - Rayner, N. AU - Parker, D. AU - Christy, J. PY - 2002 TI - Climate forcings in Goddard Institute for Space Studies SI2000 simulations JA - J. Geophys. Res. JO - Journal of Geophysical Research VL - 107 IS - D18 SP - 4347 DO - 10.1029/2001JD001143 ER -
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