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Climate sensitivity: What is it, and why is it important?
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Author(s)
Ceppi, paulo
Gregory, Jonathan
Type
Report
Abstract
Climate sensitivity is a fundamental measure of global climate change. This briefing paper explains how climate sensitivity is estimated from different lines of evidence – modelling, observations, and palaeoclimate records – and why its exact value remains uncertain.
Date Issued
2020-02
Citation
Climate sensitivity: What is it, and why is it important?, 2020, pp.1-8
URI
URL
DOI
Publisher
The Grantham Institute
Start Page
1
End Page
8
Journal / Book Title
Climate sensitivity: What is it, and why is it important?
Copyright Statement
© 2020 The authors, produced for The Grantham Institute. This work is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence. This licence permits all or part of the work to be copied and shared with others, provided that the original authors and source are credited. The full licence is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Identifier
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/Grantham
Subjects
Climate change
Climate sensitivity
Climate
Global warming
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
11