Open AccessThe role of clouds and oceans in global greenhouse warming. Final report
Author(s) -
Martin I. Hoffert
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/418441
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , environmental science , global warming , climate change , climatology , cloud computing , greenhouse , greenhouse effect , global change , climate model , meteorology , environmental resource management , atmospheric sciences , geography , oceanography , computer science , geology , horticulture , biology , operating system
This research focuses on assessing connections between anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and global climatic change. it has been supported since the early 1990s in part by the DOE ``Quantitative Links`` Program (QLP). A three-year effort was originally proposed to the QLP to investigate effects f global cloudiness on global climate and its implications for cloud feedback; and to continue the development and application of climate/ocean models, with emphasis on coupled effects of greenhouse warming and feedbacks by clouds and oceans. It is well-known that cloud and ocean processes are major sources of uncertainty in the ability to predict climatic change from humankind`s greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions. And it has always been the objective to develop timely and useful analytical tools for addressing real world policy issues stemming from anthropogenic climate change