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Title: Regional forecasting with global atmospheric models; Final report

Abstract

The purpose of the project was to conduct model simulations for past and future climate change with respect to the proposed Yucca Mtn. repository. The authors report on three main topics, one of which is boundary conditions for paleo-hindcast studies. These conditions are necessary for the conduction of three to four model simulations. The boundary conditions have been prepared for future runs. The second topic is (a) comparing the atmospheric general circulation model (GCM) with observations and other GCMs; and (b) development of a better precipitation data base for the Yucca Mtn. region for comparisons with models. These tasks have been completed. The third topic is preliminary assessments of future climate change. Energy balance model (EBM) simulations suggest that the greenhouse effect will likely dominate climate change at Yucca Mtn. for the next 10,000 years. The EBM study should improve rational choice of GCM CO{sub 2} scenarios for future climate change.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Applied Research Corp., College Station, TX (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
145240
Report Number(s):
PNL-9788
ON: DE94014218; TRN: AHC29414%%49
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN; CLIMATES; CLIMATIC CHANGE; FORECASTING; PROGRESS REPORT; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RELIABILITY; Yucca Mountain Project

Citation Formats

Crowley, T J, and Smith, N R. Regional forecasting with global atmospheric models; Final report. United States: N. p., 1994. Web. doi:10.2172/145240.
Crowley, T J, & Smith, N R. Regional forecasting with global atmospheric models; Final report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/145240
Crowley, T J, and Smith, N R. 1994. "Regional forecasting with global atmospheric models; Final report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/145240. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/145240.
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title = {Regional forecasting with global atmospheric models; Final report},
author = {Crowley, T J and Smith, N R},
abstractNote = {The purpose of the project was to conduct model simulations for past and future climate change with respect to the proposed Yucca Mtn. repository. The authors report on three main topics, one of which is boundary conditions for paleo-hindcast studies. These conditions are necessary for the conduction of three to four model simulations. The boundary conditions have been prepared for future runs. The second topic is (a) comparing the atmospheric general circulation model (GCM) with observations and other GCMs; and (b) development of a better precipitation data base for the Yucca Mtn. region for comparisons with models. These tasks have been completed. The third topic is preliminary assessments of future climate change. Energy balance model (EBM) simulations suggest that the greenhouse effect will likely dominate climate change at Yucca Mtn. for the next 10,000 years. The EBM study should improve rational choice of GCM CO{sub 2} scenarios for future climate change.},
doi = {10.2172/145240},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/145240}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
}