The role of clouds and oceans in global greenhouse warming

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6380522· OSTI ID:6380522

Hoffert, M I

During the past three years we have conducted several studies using models and a combination of satellite data, in situ meteorological and oceanic data, and paleoclimate reconstructions, under the DoE program, Quantifying the Link Between Change in Radiative Balance and Atmospheric Temperature''. Our goals were to investigate effects of global cloudiness variations on global climate and their implications for cloud feedback and continue development and application of NYU transient climate/ocean models, with emphasis on coupled effects of greenhouse warming and feedbacks by both the clouds and oceans. Our original research plan emphasized the use of cloud, surface temperature and ocean data sets interpreted by focused climate/ocean models to develop a cloud radiative forcing scenario for the past 100 years and to assess the transient climate response; to narrow key uncertainties in the system; and to identify those aspects of the climate system most likely to be affected by greenhouse warming over short, medium and long time scales.

• Research Organization: New York Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Applied Science
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-90ER61014
• OSTI ID: 6380522
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/61014-3; ON: DE93016206
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLOUDS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
PROGRESS REPORT
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