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| PI: |
Michel Crucifix |
| Institution: |
Universite catholique de Louvain |
| Abstract: |
Four simulations with atmosphere-ocean climate models have been produced using identical Last Glacial Maximum ice sheets, topography and greenhouse gas concentrations. Compared to the pre-industrial, the diagnosed radiative feedback parameter ranges between $-1.30$ and $-1.18 mathrm{Wm^{-2}K^{-1}}$, the tropical ocean sea-surface temperature decreases between $1.7$ and $2.7$ $^circ$ C, and Antarctic surface air temperature decreases by 7 to $11$ $^circ$ C. These values are all compatible with observational estimates, except for a tendency to underestimate the tropical ocean cooling. On the other hand
, the same models have a climate sensitivity to CO$_2$ concentration doubling ranging between 2.1 and 3.9 K. It is therefore inappropriate to simply scale an observational estimate of LGM temperature to predict climate sensitivity.
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| Publications: |
- Crucifix, M., 2006: Does the LGM constrain climate sensitivity ?. Geoph. Res. Lett., 33, L18701, 10.1029/2006GL027137. Abstract. Edit.
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