Detecting CO2-induced climatic change

Wigley, TML and Jones, PD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-5493 (1981) Detecting CO2-induced climatic change. Nature, 292 (5820). pp. 205-208. ISSN 0028-0836

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Abstract

Although it is widely believed that increasing atmospheric CO2 levels will cause noticeable global warming, the effects are not yet detectable, possibly because of the 'noise' of natural climatic variability. An examination of the spatial and seasonal distribution of signal-to-noise ratio shows that the highest values occur in summer and annual mean surface temperatures averaged over the Northern Hemisphere or over mid-latitudes. The spatial and seasonal characteristics of the early twentieth century warming were similar to those expected from increasing CO2 based on an equilibrium response model. This similarity may hinder the early detection of CO2 effects on climate.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2011 14:45
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 10:37
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/33369
DOI:	10.1038/292205a0

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