Intercomparison and interpretation of climate feedback processes in 19 atmospheric general circulation models

R. D. Cess; G. L. Potter; J. P. Blanchet; G. J. Boer; A. D.Del Genio; M. D É Qu É; V. Dymnikov; V. Galin; W. L. Gates; S. J. Ghan; J. T. Kiehl; A. A. Lacis; H. Le Treut; Z. X. Li; X. Z. Liang; B. J. Mc Avaney; V. P. Meleshko; J. F.B. Mitchell; J. J. Morcrette; D. A. Randall; L. Rikus; E. Roeckner; J. F. Royer; U. Schlese; D. A. Sheinin; A. Slingo; A. P. Sokolov; K. E. Taylor; W. M. Washington; R. T. Wetherald; I. Yagai; M. H. Zhang

Intercomparison and interpretation of climate feedback processes in 19 atmospheric general circulation models

R. D. Cess
, G. L. Potter
, J. P. Blanchet
, G. J. Boer
, A. D.Del Genio
, M. D É Qu É
, V. Dymnikov
, V. Galin
, W. L. Gates
, S. J. Ghan
, J. T. Kiehl
, A. A. Lacis
, H. Le Treut
, Z. X. Li
, X. Z. Liang
, B. J. Mc Avaney
, V. P. Meleshko
, J. F.B. Mitchell
, J. J. Morcrette
, D. A. Randall

L. Rikus, E. Roeckner, J. F. Royer, U. Schlese, D. A. Sheinin, A. Slingo, A. P. Sokolov, K. E. Taylor, W. M. Washington, R. T. Wetherald, I. Yagai, M. H. Zhang

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Abstract

This intercomparison uses sea surface temperature change as a surrogate for climate change. The interpretation of cloud-climate interactions is given special attention. A roughly threefold variation in one measure of global climate sensitivity is found among the 19 models. The important conclusion is that most of this variation is attributable to differences in the models' depiction of cloud feedback. It is further emphasized that cloud feedback is the consequence of all interacting physical and dynamical processes in a general circlation model. The results of these processes is to produce changes in temperature, moisture distribution, and clouds which are integrated into the radiative response termed cloud feedback. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16,601-16,615
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Volume	95
Issue number	D10
State	Published - 1990

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Cess, R. D., Potter, G. L., Blanchet, J. P., Boer, G. J., Genio, A. D. D., D É Qu É, M., Dymnikov, V., Galin, V., Gates, W. L., Ghan, S. J., Kiehl, J. T., Lacis, A. A., Treut, H. L., Li, Z. X., Liang, X. Z., Mc Avaney, B. J., Meleshko, V. P., Mitchell, J. F. B., Morcrette, J. J., ... Zhang, M. H. (1990). Intercomparison and interpretation of climate feedback processes in 19 atmospheric general circulation models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 95(D10), 16,601-16,615.

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