These effects, largely ignored so far, will now be incorporated into
several climate models in order to build a more complete picture.
This drought is consistent with early signatures of a transition to more arid midlatitude conditions, as projected
by several climate models.
The study, published Thursday in the journal Science Advances, is based on projections
from several climate models, including one sponsored by NASA.
Although several climate models predict an ice - free Arctic Ocean for a brief period each summer as early as 2030, they also project a mostly ice - clogged ocean in winter, spring, and fall through at least the end of the 21st century.
Previous analyses of CMIP5 simulations have
identified several climate models that do a credible job of simulating the current climate of this region (particularly in terms of overall atmospheric circulation patterns and annual cycle of precipitation).
Finds
that several climate models are now able to generate a good distribution of both TC numbers and intensities in the current climate
TABLE 4 - 2 Efficacies and Effective Forcing Calculated for a Variety of Forcings in Several Climate Models
Several climate models that scientists use to understand the impact of carbon emissions from sources such as the burning of fossil fuels and widespread deforestation have linked changes in atmospheric chemistry with bumps in tree growth.