Open AccessClimate and climate change in a radiative‐convective equilibrium version of ECHAM6
Author(s) -
Popke D.,
Stevens B.,
Voigt A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of advances in modeling earth systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.03
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1942-2466
DOI - 10.1029/2012ms000191
Subject(s) - gcm transcription factors , climatology , climate sensitivity , general circulation model , environmental science , convection , climate change , atmospheric sciences , radiative transfer , climate model , circulation (fluid dynamics) , tropics , walker circulation , meteorology , geology , oceanography , mechanics , geography , sea surface temperature , physics , quantum mechanics , fishery , biology
Key Points ECHAM6 is configured to run in RCE with a mixed‐layer ocean RCE similar to tropics in mean vertical structure and overturning circulation Lower climate sensitivity in RCE than in full GCM although feedbacks are present