Global and European climate response to transient forcings since 1870, as simulated in an atmospheric general circulation model

Bichet Adeline - ETH, 2012

Predicting and adapting to climate change is one of the major challenges for the twenty-first century. To better understand the future changes in precipitation associated with climate change on the global and regional scale, this thesis investigates, for the past 140 years, the time-varying impact of the major climate forcings on precipitation. To do so, the global climate is simulated between 1870 and 2005 in a transient mode with the atmospheric general circulation model “ECHAM5- HAM”. The model is forced with observationally based time-varying sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and the major ...

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 Global and European climate response to transient forcings since 1870, as simulated in an atmospheric general circulation model

  Available online: http://e-collection.library.ethz.ch/eserv/eth:5845/eth-5845-02.pdf

Adeline Bichet

Published by: ETH ; 2012

Predicting and adapting to climate change is one of the major challenges for the twenty-first century. To better understand the future changes in precipitation associated with climate change on the global and regional scale, this thesis investigates, for the past 140 years, the time-varying impact of the major climate forcings on precipitation. To do so, the global climate is simulated between 1870 and 2005 in a transient mode with the atmospheric general circulation model “ECHAM5- HAM”. The model is forced with observationally based time-varying sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and the major climate forcings, which include total solar irradiance, volcanic optical depth, aerosol emissions (natural and anthropogenic), and greenhouse gas concentrations. Sensitivity experiments, holding one or more of these forcings constant throughout the experiments are then used to identify and quantify their time-varying impacts on the hydrological cycle. In a first step, the thesis aims to identify the main climate forcings driving the decadal variability of global land temperature and precipitation between 1870 and 2005. It then investigates the causes driving the wind stilling observed over land after 1970 in many sites over the globe, due to its potential impact on the hydrological cycle and on industries such as wind powered energy. Finally, the high precipitation anomalies observed in central Europe in the late nineteenth century are also investigated, for their potential contribution to the accumulation of destructive floods recorded at the time in central Europe.

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CAWCR technical report, 44. Composition of the atmosphere - abstracts of the fifth CAWCR Workshop 15 November - 17 November 2011, Melbourne, Australia

Day Keith A; Hollis Andrew J. - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, 2011

The aims of the meeting are to: 1) understand the role of atmospheric chemistry and composition in global atmospheric change as expressed in the Australasian region and internationally; and 2) to provide a forum for atmospheric composition researchers from different disciplines (in-situ observations, remote sensing observations, modelling) to share ideas, enhance collaboration and develop a coordinated regional approach to characterising atmospheric processes in Australasia.

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 Composition of the atmosphere - abstracts of the fifth CAWCR Workshop 15 November - 17 November 2011, Melbourne, Australia

  Available online: https://www.cawcr.gov.au/technical-reports/CTR_044.pdf

Keith A Day ; Andrew J. Hollis

Event: CAWCR Atmospheric Composition Observations and Modelling and the Annual Cape Grim Science Meeting (15-17 November 2011; Melbourne, Australia)

Published by: Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research ; 2011

The aims of the meeting are to: 1) understand the role of atmospheric chemistry and composition in global atmospheric change as expressed in the Australasian region and internationally; and 2) to provide a forum for atmospheric composition researchers from different disciplines (in-situ observations, remote sensing observations, modelling) to share ideas, enhance collaboration and develop a coordinated regional approach to characterising atmospheric processes in Australasia.

Collection(s) and Series:  CAWCR technical report- No. 44

Language(s): English

Format: Digital (Free), Hard copy (ill., charts)

ISBN (or other code): 978-0-643-10724-3

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GAW Report, 181. Joint Report of COST Action 728 and GURME - Overview of Tools and Methods for Meteorological and Air Pollution Mesoscale Model Evaluation and User Training

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1457)

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 Joint Report of COST Action 728 and GURME - Overview of Tools and Methods for Meteorological and Air Pollution Mesoscale Model Evaluation and User Training

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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Published by: WMO ; 2008

Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 1457; GAW Report- No. 181

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GAW Report, 177. Joint Report of COST Action 728 and GURME - Overview of Existing Integrated (off-line and on-line) Mesoscale Meteorological and Chemical Transport Modelling Systems in Europe

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1427)

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 Joint Report of COST Action 728 and GURME - Overview of Existing Integrated (off-line and on-line) Mesoscale Meteorological and Chemical Transport Modelling Systems in Europe

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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Published by: WMO ; 2008

Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 1427; GAW Report- No. 177

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RAAOM report, 35. Research activities in atmospheric and oceanic modelling

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation - WMO, 2005 (WMO/TD-No. 1276)

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 Research activities in atmospheric and oceanic modelling

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation

Published by: WMO ; 2005

Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 1276; RAAOM report- No. 35

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Format: Hard copy (ill.)

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RAAOM report, 34. Research activities in atmospheric and oceanic modelling

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1220)

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GAW Report, 155. 1st International Expert Meeting on Sources and Measurements of Natural Radionuclides Applied to Climate and Air Quality Studies

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1201)

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RAAOM report, 33. Research activities in atmospheric and oceanic modelling

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1161)

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RAAOM report, 32. Research activities in atmospheric and oceanic modelling

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation - WMO, 2002 (WMO/TD-No. 1105)

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GAW Report, 136. WMO/EMEP/UNEP Workshop on Modelling of Atmospheric Transport and Deposition of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals (volume II)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Meteorological Synthesizing Centre East of EMEP - WMO, 2000 (WMO/TD-No. 1008)

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GAW Report, 136. WMO/EMEP/UNEP Workshop on Modelling of Atmospheric Transport and Deposition of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals (volume I)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Meteorological Synthesizing Centre East of EMEP - WMO, 2000 (WMO/TD-No. 1008)

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RAAOM report, 30. Research activities in atmospheric and oceanic modelling

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation - WMO, 2000 (WMO/TD-No. 987)

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RAAOM report, 29. Global tracer transport models: proceedings of a WCRP workshop on modelling the transport and scavenging of trace constituents by clouds in global atmospheric models

Rasch P.; World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - WMO, 1999 (WMO/TD-No. 950)

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RAAOM report, 28. Research activities in atmospheric and oceanic modelling

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation - WMO, 1999 (WMO/TD-No. 942)

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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 6/1998. Atmospheric modelling and refinement of model physical parameterizations in support of WCRP and the global energy of water cycle experiment : report of the thirteenth session of the CAS/JSC Working group on numerical experimentation and first session of GEWEX modelling and prediction panel

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) - WMO, 1998

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