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Paleoclimates like the Pliocene inform Earth's climate sensitivity to greenhouse gases. Accounting for past "pattern effects" refines modern climate sensitivity estimates to 2.8°C, reducing future warming uncertainty.

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Area of Science:

  • Paleoclimatology
  • Climate modeling
  • Earth system science

Background:

  • Paleoclimates offer insights into Earth's climate sensitivity to greenhouse-gas emissions.
  • The Pliocene epoch (5.3-2.6 Ma) serves as a key analog for modern warming due to similar CO2 levels.
  • Previous estimates of Pliocene warmth and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) cooling suggest higher climate sensitivity than currently accepted.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how paleoclimate temperature patterns influence climate sensitivity estimates.
  • To account for "pattern effects" arising from differences between past and present climate states when inferring climate sensitivity.
  • To refine estimates of modern Earth's climate sensitivity by incorporating paleoclimate data and modeling.

Main Methods:

  • Combined data-assimilation reconstructions with atmospheric general circulation models.
  • Analyzed Pliocene and LGM climate reconstructions, considering factors like ice sheets, topography, and vegetation.
  • Quantified the impact of paleoclimate "pattern effects" on climate feedbacks and sensitivity.

Main Results:

  • Earth's climate demonstrated higher sensitivity to Pliocene forcing compared to modern CO2 forcing.
  • Pliocene ice sheets, topography, and vegetation altered ocean warming patterns and amplified cloud feedbacks.
  • LGM feedbacks were similarly amplified by North American ice sheets.

Conclusions:

  • Accounting for paleoclimate "pattern effects" is crucial for accurate climate sensitivity assessments.
  • The refined best estimate for modern climate sensitivity is 2.8°C (66% CI: 2.4–3.4°C).
  • This study substantially reduces uncertainty in projections of 21st-century global warming.