The role of clouds in CO sub 2 -induced climate change

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7018199

Randall, D A

This report discusses activities and accomplishments made from September 1989--July 1990 on The Role of Clouds in CO{sub 2}-Induced Climate Change'' project. This three-year project includes the following tasks: continue participation in the Department of Energy's General Circulation Model (GCM) Intercomparison Project, study the response of a one-dimensional coupled ocean-atmosphere model to changes in CO{sub 2}, analyze cloud forcing simulations with the CSU GCM by comparison with observations from ISCCP, FIRE, and ERBE, perform CO{sub 2} sensitivity studies with a X-flux version of the CSU model, and begin a long-term project to couple the CSU model with a global ocean model, in preparation for more definitive CO{sub 2} sensitivity studies.

• Research Organization: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (USA). Dept. of Atmospheric Science
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-89ER69027
• OSTI ID: 7018199
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/69027-T1; ON: DE90014380
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBON DIOXIDE
GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
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VARIATIONS
CLOUDS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
MOISTURE
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
PROGRESS REPORT
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DOCUMENT TYPES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
540120* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)