Uncertainties in carbon dioxide radiative forcing in atmospheric general circulation models

R. D. Cess; M. H. Zhang; G. L. Potter; H. W. Barker; R. A. Colman; D. A. Dazlich; A. D. Del Genio; M. Esch; J. R. Fraser; V. Galin; W. L. Gates; J. J. Hack; W. J. Ingram; J. T. Kiehl; A. A. Lacis; H. Le Treut; Z. X. Li; X. Z. Liang; J. F. Mahfouf; B. J. McAvaney; V. P. Meleshko; J. J. Morcrette; D. A. Randall; E. Roeckner; J. F. Royer; A. P. Sokolov; P. V. Sporyshev; K. E. Taylor; W. C. Wang; R. T. Wetherald

doi:10.1126/science.262.5137.1252

Uncertainties in carbon dioxide radiative forcing in atmospheric general circulation models

R. D. Cess
, M. H. Zhang
, G. L. Potter
, H. W. Barker
, R. A. Colman
, D. A. Dazlich
, A. D. Del Genio
, M. Esch
, J. R. Fraser
, V. Galin
, W. L. Gates
, J. J. Hack
, W. J. Ingram
, J. T. Kiehl
, A. A. Lacis
, H. Le Treut
, Z. X. Li
, X. Z. Liang
, J. F. Mahfouf
, B. J. McAvaney

V. P. Meleshko, J. J. Morcrette, D. A. Randall, E. Roeckner, J. F. Royer, A. P. Sokolov, P. V. Sporyshev, K. E. Taylor, W. C. Wang, R. T. Wetherald

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Abstract

Global warming, caused by an increase in the concentrations of greenhouse gases, is the direct result of greenhouse gas-induced radiative forcing. When a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide is considered, this forcing differed substantially among 15 atmospheric general circulation models. Although there are several potential causes, the largest contributor was the carbon dioxide radiation parameterizations of the models.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1252-1255
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	262
Issue number	5137
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.262.5137.1252
State	Published - 1993

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Cess, R. D., Zhang, M. H., Potter, G. L., Barker, H. W., Colman, R. A., Dazlich, D. A., Del Genio, A. D., Esch, M., Fraser, J. R., Galin, V., Gates, W. L., Hack, J. J., Ingram, W. J., Kiehl, J. T., Lacis, A. A., Le Treut, H., Li, Z. X., Liang, X. Z., Mahfouf, J. F., ... Wetherald, R. T. (1993). Uncertainties in carbon dioxide radiative forcing in atmospheric general circulation models. Science, 262(5137), 1252-1255. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.262.5137.1252

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