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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-13-1037-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-13-1037-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Atmospheric circulation and hydroclimate impacts of alternative warming scenarios for the Eocene
Department of Meteorology and Bolin Centre for Climate Research,
Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
Rodrigo Caballero
Department of Meteorology and Bolin Centre for Climate Research,
Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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Climate models are able to simulate the surface temperature of the early Eocene as reconstructed from paleoclimatology data, but only by using extremely high CO2 concentrations or clouds that are more transparent to solar radiation. We explore the potential for distinguishing among these two forcing agents via their impact on regional climate. Better constraining the radiative forcing that led to Eocene warmth has important implications for understanding Earth's climate sensitivity.
Climate models are able to simulate the surface temperature of the early Eocene as reconstructed...