Enhanced research program on the long-range climatic effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide: A continuation

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5738585

Washington, W M; Kellogg, W W

The CO{sub 2} climatic impact research at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has emphasized the development of a systematic set of ocean models that are coupled to the NCAR Community Climate Model (CCM). This has involved coupling of atmosphere, ocean and sea ice into a single climate model that is capable of simulating the earth's climate. As we have indicated previously, the use of a hierarchy of more refined ocean models allows us to separate the effects of rather simple ocean treatments from more complicated ones. It is becoming increasingly important to look at the transient response of increased CO{sub 2} by using ocean models that include realistic processes such as horizontal heat transport, vertical mixing due to convection and small-scale processes, and upwelling along coastal regions and the equator. Most of the climatic studies that have been done thus far have not included these features. 25 refs., 10 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Atmospheric Sciences
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; NSF; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-79EV10220
• OSTI ID: 5738585
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/10220-T9; ON: DE91013879
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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