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Reto Knutti1, Maria A A Rugenstein2

  • 1ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Universitätstrasse 16, Zurich, Switzerland reto.knutti@env.ethz.ch.

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Climate feedback processes are complex and vary with state and forcing. Understanding these feedbacks is crucial for accurate climate sensitivity estimates and future climate predictions.

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Area of Science:

  • Climate Science
  • Earth System Science
  • Climate Modeling

Background:

  • The term 'feedback' in climate research has varied meanings across different contexts.
  • Feedbacks are used to simplify and quantify components of the Earth system.
  • Existing research often overlooks the state- and forcing-dependency of feedbacks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To organize existing ideas on climate feedbacks and linear models.
  • To highlight the importance of state- and forcing-dependency in feedback analysis.
  • To improve the understanding of climate sensitivity and future climate projections.

Main Methods:

  • Combined new climate model results with historical and educational perspectives.
  • Analyzed the application of linear forcing feedback frameworks.
  • Organized existing concepts related to climate feedbacks.

Main Results:

  • The state- and forcing-dependency of feedbacks are often underestimated in studies.
  • A non-constant feedback parameter may explain discrepancies in equilibrium climate sensitivity estimates.
  • Differences in climate sensitivity estimates arise from various methods and data types.

Conclusions:

  • Clarifying the linear forcing feedback framework is essential.
  • Quantifying feedbacks across different timescales and spatial scales is a priority.
  • Improved understanding of feedbacks will enhance past climate analysis and future climate prediction.