Climate Science
Cross-cutting topics
Cause-effect relationships
The chain of processes, from emissions to sea-level rise, including some feedbacks
Timescales and intertia
There is a vast inertia in parts of the climate system, whilst others respond rapidly.
Key uncertainties
Consider the relative uncertainties and importance of the various parameters.
About the models
Correspondence with IPCC-TAR predictions
About simple carbon/climate models
Eigenvector calculation method
External References
System components
CO2 Emissions:
(SRES/Mitigation scenarios and regional distribution)
Plot | Emissions menu
Carbon Cycle:
(Change in atmospheric CO2 concentration due to fossil and land-use emissions minus ocean and biosphere sinks)
Plot , Storage Plot | Model
Other gases and aerosols:
(Emissions/concentration of CH4, N2O, SOx, HFCs, CFCs, also effect of CO, VOC, NOx on ozone)
Oth-gas Plot, F-gas plot | Model
Radiative Forcing:
(Instantaneous heating due to greenhouse gases, aerosols, and solar variability)
Plot | Model
Temperature rise:
(Global annual average temperature rise, due to radiative forcing minus heat uptake by ocean)
Surface Plot , Ocean Profile | Model
Sea-level rise
(Change due to ocean thermal expansion, polar ice caps, glaciers, etc.)
Plot | Model
Regional Climate Impacts
(Regional changes can be very different from the global average!)
Map | Model