Energy-balance climate models

An introductory survey of the global energy balance climate models is presented with an emphasis on analytical results. A sequence of increasingly complicated models involving ice cap and radiative feedback processes are solved and the solutions and parameter sensitivities are studied. The model par...

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Main Authors: Cahalan, R. F., Coakley, J. A., Jr., North, G. R.
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Published: 1980
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METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
Ice cap
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19810008165
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19810008165 2023-05-15T16:38:11+02:00 Energy-balance climate models Cahalan, R. F. Coakley, J. A., Jr. North, G. R. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Sep 1, 1980 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19810008165 unknown Document ID: 19810008165 Accession ID: 81N16683 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19810008165 No Copyright CASI METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY NASA-TM-82047 1980 ftnasantrs 2019-07-21T10:25:46Z An introductory survey of the global energy balance climate models is presented with an emphasis on analytical results. A sequence of increasingly complicated models involving ice cap and radiative feedback processes are solved and the solutions and parameter sensitivities are studied. The model parameterizations are examined critically in light of many current uncertainties. A simple seasonal model is used to study the effects of changes in orbital elements on the temperature field. A linear stability theorem and a complete nonlinear stability analysis for the models are developed. Analytical solutions are also obtained for the linearized models driven by stochastic forcing elements. In this context the relation between natural fluctuation statistics and climate sensitivity is stressed. Other/Unknown Material Ice cap NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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topic METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
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Cahalan, R. F.
Coakley, J. A., Jr.
North, G. R.
Energy-balance climate models
topic_facet METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
description An introductory survey of the global energy balance climate models is presented with an emphasis on analytical results. A sequence of increasingly complicated models involving ice cap and radiative feedback processes are solved and the solutions and parameter sensitivities are studied. The model parameterizations are examined critically in light of many current uncertainties. A simple seasonal model is used to study the effects of changes in orbital elements on the temperature field. A linear stability theorem and a complete nonlinear stability analysis for the models are developed. Analytical solutions are also obtained for the linearized models driven by stochastic forcing elements. In this context the relation between natural fluctuation statistics and climate sensitivity is stressed.
format Other/Unknown Material
author Cahalan, R. F.
Coakley, J. A., Jr.
North, G. R.
author_facet Cahalan, R. F.
Coakley, J. A., Jr.
North, G. R.
author_sort Cahalan, R. F.
title Energy-balance climate models
title_short Energy-balance climate models
title_full Energy-balance climate models
title_fullStr Energy-balance climate models
title_full_unstemmed Energy-balance climate models
title_sort energy-balance climate models
publishDate 1980
url http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19810008165
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http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19810008165
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