Contrasts in the effects on climate of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols between the 20th and the 21st century

Details Contrasts in the effects on climate of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols between the 20th and the 21st century Contrasts in the effects on climate of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols between the 20th and the 21st century

Nov 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005georl..3221703d&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 32, Issue 21, CiteID L21703

Other

23

Global Change: Atmosphere (0315, 0325), Global Change: Climate Variability (1635, 3305, 3309, 4215, 4513), Global Change: Global Climate Models (3337, 4928), Atmospheric Processes: Clouds And Aerosols, Atmospheric Processes: Radiative Processes

Scientific paper

In this study, we examine the time evolution of the relative contribution of sulfate aerosols and greenhouse gases to anthropogenic climate change. We use the new IPSL-CM4 coupled climate model for which the first indirect effect of sulfate aerosols has been calibrated using POLDER satellite data. For the recent historical period the sulfate aerosols play a key role on the temperature increase with a cooling effect of 0.5 K, to be compared to the 1.4 K warming due to greenhouse gas increase. In contrast, the projected temperature change for the 21st century is remarkably independent of the effects of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols for the SRES-A2 scenario. Those results are interpreted comparing the different radiative forcings, and can be extended to other scenarios. We also highlight that the first indirect effect of aerosol strongly depends on the land surface model by changing the cloud cover.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Contrasts in the effects on climate of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols between the 20th and the 21st century does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Contrasts in the effects on climate of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols between the 20th and the 21st century, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Contrasts in the effects on climate of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols between the 20th and the 21st century will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1657697