Frontiers of Climate Modeling

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511535857

The physics and dynamics of the atmosphere and atmosphere-ocean interactions provide the foundation of modern climate models, upon which our understanding of the chemistry and biology of ocean and land surface processes are built. Originally published in 2006, Frontiers of Climate Modeling captures developments in modeling the atmosphere, and their implications for our understanding of climate change, whether due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Emphasis is on elucidating how greenhouse gases and aerosols are altering the radiative forcing of the climate system and the sensitivity of the system to such perturbations. An expert team of authors address key aspects of the atmospheric greenhouse effect, clouds, aerosols, atmospheric radiative transfer, deep convection dynamics, large scale ocean dynamics, stratosphere-troposphere interactions, and coupled ocean-atmosphere model development. The book is an important reference for researchers and advanced students interested in the forces driving the climate system and how they are modeled by climate scientists.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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List of Contributors
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Acknowledgments
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1 - Overview of climate modeling
pp 1-25
- By Jeffrey T. Kiehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
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2 - Climate-change modeling: a brief history of the theory and recent twenty-first-century ensemble simulations
pp 26-51
- By Warren M. Washington, Aiguo Dai, Gerald A. Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
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3 - Energy-balance climate models
pp 52-72
- By Gerald R. North, Mark J. Stevens, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, TAMU College Station, TX
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4 - Intrinsic climatic variability: an essay on modes and mechanisms of oceanic and atmospheric fluid dynamics
pp 73-118
- By James C. McWilliams, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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5 - The radiative forcing due to clouds and water vapor
pp 119-151
- By V. Ramanathan, Anand Inamdar, Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA
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6 - A model study of the effect of Pinatubo volcanic aerosols on stratospheric temperatures
pp 152-178
- By V. Ramaswamy, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton Forrestal Campus 201, Princeton, NJ, S. Ramachandran, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India, Georgiy Stenchikov, Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Alan Robock, Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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7 - Unresolved issues in atmospheric solar absorption
pp 179-216
- By William D. Collins, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
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8 - Cloud feedbacks
pp 217-250
- By David A. Randall, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Michael E. Schlesinger, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, Valentin Meleshko, Main Geophysical Observatory, St Petersburg, Russia, Vener Galin, Department of Numerical Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, Jean-Jacques Morcette, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK, Richard Wetherald, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
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9 - Water-vapor feedback
pp 251-284
- By David H. Rind, NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies, New York, NY
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10 - Water-vapor observations
pp 285-311
- By Brian J. Soden, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton Forrestal Campus, Princeton, NJ
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11 - New frontiers in remote sensing of aerosols and their radiative forcing of climate
pp 312-331
- By Yoram J. Kaufman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, Lorraine A. Remer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, Didier Tanré, University of Lille 1 - Sciences and Technology, Villeneuve D'Ascq Cedex, France
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12 - Cloud–climate feedback: lessons learned from two El Niño events
pp 332-348
- By Minghua Zhang, Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmosphere, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
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13 - Runaway greenhouses and runaway glaciations: how stable is Earth's climate?
pp 349-366
- By James F. Kasting, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, PA
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Glossary
pp 367-367
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-vii

List of Contributors
pp viii-ix

Acknowledgments
pp x-x

1 - Overview of climate modeling
pp 1-25

2 - Climate-change modeling: a brief history of the theory and recent twenty-first-century ensemble simulations
pp 26-51

3 - Energy-balance climate models
pp 52-72

4 - Intrinsic climatic variability: an essay on modes and mechanisms of oceanic and atmospheric fluid dynamics
pp 73-118

5 - The radiative forcing due to clouds and water vapor
pp 119-151

6 - A model study of the effect of Pinatubo volcanic aerosols on stratospheric temperatures
pp 152-178

7 - Unresolved issues in atmospheric solar absorption
pp 179-216

8 - Cloud feedbacks
pp 217-250

9 - Water-vapor feedback
pp 251-284

10 - Water-vapor observations
pp 285-311

11 - New frontiers in remote sensing of aerosols and their radiative forcing of climate
pp 312-331

12 - Cloud–climate feedback: lessons learned from two El Niño events
pp 332-348

13 - Runaway greenhouses and runaway glaciations: how stable is Earth's climate?
pp 349-366

Glossary
pp 367-367

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