Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2157-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2157-2020
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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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.
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