The HadGEM3-GA7.1 radiative kernel: the importance of a well-resolved stratosphere

Smith, Christopher J.; Kramer, Ryan J.; Sima, Adriana

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2157-2020

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2157-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2157-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

Data description paper

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13 Sep 2020

Data description paper |

| 13 Sep 2020

The HadGEM3-GA7.1 radiative kernel: the importance of a well-resolved stratosphere

Christopher J. Smith, Ryan J. Kramer, and Adriana Sima

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RC1: 'review', Yi Huang, 01 Apr 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Christopher Smith, 15 Jun 2020
RC2: 'Anonymous review', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 May 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Christopher Smith, 15 Jun 2020

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AR by Christopher Smith on behalf of the Authors (17 Jul 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (28 Jul 2020) by David Carlson

AR by Christopher Smith on behalf of the Authors (01 Aug 2020) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Radiative kernels allow efficient diagnosis of climate feedbacks and radiative adjustments to an external forcing using standard climate model output. We present a radiative kernel derived from the UK Met Office's HadGEM3-GA7.1 climate model. We show that a highly resolved stratosphere is important for correctly diagnosing the stratospheric temperature adjustment to greenhouse gas forcings and, by extension, the instantaneous radiative forcing.