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 pa...

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Main Authors: North, G. R., Cahalan, R. F., Coakley, J. A., Jr.
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Published: 1981
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19820032405 2023-05-15T16:38:11+02:00 Energy balance climate models North, G. R. Cahalan, R. F. Coakley, J. A., Jr. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Feb 1, 1981 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19820032405 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19820032405 Accession ID: 82A15940 Copyright Other Sources 47 Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; 19; Feb. 198 1981 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T15:00:06Z 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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Cahalan, R. F.
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Energy balance climate models
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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.
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author North, G. R.
Cahalan, R. F.
Coakley, J. A., Jr.
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Cahalan, R. F.
Coakley, J. A., Jr.
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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
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