Climate Change Scenarios for Hudson Bay, Canada, from General Circulation Models

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Gough, William A., Wolfe, Edmund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2001
• Subjects: Hudson Bay; climate modeling; climate change scenarios; sea ice; permafrost; global warming; baie d’Hudson; modélisation climatique; scénarios de changement climatique; glace de mer; pergélisol; réchauffement planétaire; Baie d'Hudson; Baie-d'Hudson; Canada; Hudson; Arctic; Ice; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63830

Two generations of a climate model are compared using the impact of a CO2 doubling on the Hudson Bay region as the means of diagnosing differences in model performance. Surface temperature, precipitation, sea-ice coverage, and permafrost distribution are compared. The most striking difference is the...