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Data description paper
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13 Sep 2020
Data description paper |
| 13 Sep 2020
| 13 Sep 2020
The HadGEM3-GA7.1 radiative kernel: the importance of a well-resolved stratosphere
Christopher J. Smith
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Ryan J. Kramer
Climate and Radiation Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Universities Space Research Association, 7178 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, USA
Adriana Sima
LMD/IPSL, Sorbonne Université, ENS, PSL Université, École polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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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.
Radiative kernels allow efficient diagnosis of climate feedbacks and radiative adjustments to an...
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