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  • Climate Science
  • Earth System Science
  • Climate Modeling

Background:

  • Projected climate change relies on the net response to climate feedbacks.
  • Current projections often use unweighted climate model simulations.
  • Observed climate change allows for direct constraints on projected warming.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a simple, non-linear approach for weighting climate model projections using observational constraints.
  • To refine long-term climate change projections beyond near-term forecasts.
  • To provide observationally constrained warming ranges for future climate scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a novel method to weight climate model projections based on observational constraints.
  • Utilized an observationally constrained estimate of Transient Climate Response (TCR).
  • Applied the method to weight projections under the Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5 (RCP 4.5) forcing scenario for 2081-2100.

Main Results:

  • The proposed weighting method does not assume a linear relationship between past and future climate changes.
  • Observationally constrained 5-95% warming range for 2081-2100 is 0.8-2.5 K.
  • This constrained range is slightly lower than the unweighted range (1.1-2.6 K) reported in IPCC AR5.

Conclusions:

  • The new weighting approach provides a more accurate constraint on projected warming compared to unweighted models.
  • Observationally constrained projections offer valuable insights for understanding future climate change.
  • This method improves the reliability of long-term climate change assessments.