New Potential to Reduce Uncertainty in Regional Climate Projections by Combining Physical and Socio‐Economic Constraints

Lehner, Flavio; Hawkins, Ed; Sutton, Rowan; Pendergrass, Angeline G.; Moore, Frances C.

doi:10.1029/2023AV000887

Title: New Potential to Reduce Uncertainty in Regional Climate Projections by Combining Physical and Socio‐Economic Constraints

Journal Article · 17 July 2023 · AGU Advances

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV000887 · OSTI ID:1991145

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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Cornell University Ithaca NY USA, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder CO USA, Polar Bears International Bozeman MT USA
Department of Meteorology National Centre for Atmospheric Science University of Reading Reading UK
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Cornell University Ithaca NY USA, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder CO USA
Department of Environmental Science and Policy University of California Davis CA USA

Abstract Combining new constraints on future socio‐economic trajectories and the climate system's response to emissions can substantially reduce the projection uncertainty currently clouding regional climate adaptation decisions—more than either constraint individually.

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OSTI ID:: 1991145

Journal Information:: AGU Advances, Journal Name: AGU Advances Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 4; ISSN 2576-604X

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Country of Publication:: United States

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