Carbon-dioxide and climate: The importance of realistic geography in estimating the transient temperature response
Thompson, S. L., & Schneider, S. H. (1982). Carbon-dioxide and climate: The importance of realistic geography in estimating the transient temperature response. Science, 217, 1031-1033. doi:10.1126/science.217.4564.1031
Results obtained from a detailed air-sea-ice climate model for an instantaneous increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide content are used to estimate the transient surface temperature response for several time-dependent carbon dioxide increase scenarios. The inclusion of realistic variations of... Show moreResults obtained from a detailed air-sea-ice climate model for an instantaneous increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide content are used to estimate the transient surface temperature response for several time-dependent carbon dioxide increase scenarios. The inclusion of realistic variations of land fraction and ocean mixing with latitude is found to limit the applicability of steady- state simulations as approximate guides to the actual time-dependent temperature response, particularly when the regional response is considered. Show less