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Title: Contribution of preindustrial CO{sub 2} and climate feedbacks on the Maunder Minimum cooling

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OSTI ID:577168

Preliminary results of the temperature decrease simulated by means of the Adem thermodynamic climate model for the Maunder Minimum (1660-1720), with solar irradiance dimmed by 0.43% were present in a former work (GW7-Vienna). Those computations did not include the effects of the atmosphere CO{sub 2} decreased in its preindustrial level, and of the 3 climate feedbacks: those due to cryosphere cloudiness and atmospheric water vapor. All of these 4 mechanisms reinforce the original climate change. The present work displays their contribution to the cooling, the combined 4 contributions amount about 90%, the largest one being that of the CO{sub 2} and the smallest of the clouds. Comparison with results from other authors and the change of precipitation pattern are also presented.

OSTI ID:
577168
Report Number(s):
CONF-970522-; TRN: 98:000898-0010
Resource Relation:
Conference: 8. global warming international conference and expo, New York, NY (United States), 25-28 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of 8th Global warming international conference and exposition; PB: 156 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English