FAMOUS

1% CO2 forcing: FAMOUS vs. HadCM3

From experiments with instantaneous increases to 4xCO2, we know that XDBUA’s climate sensitivity (as specified by Gregory et al., GRL 31 (2004)) is 1.10±0.09W/m^2, compared to 1.32±0.08W/m^2 for HadCM3. ADTAN, or XBYVS were 0.89±0.07W/m^2.

A 1%/yr CO2 increase scenario has also been run. Plots showing changes in surface temperature (deg C) and precipitation (mm/day) after 100 years are given below.

Absolute Changes

Surface Temp
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Precipitation
Attach:CO2_precip_abs.gif Δ

Percentage Changes

Precipitation
Attach:CO2_precip_perC.gif Δ

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