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  • Thermodynamics
  • Earth System Science

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  • To computationally implement and validate a Constructal climate model.
  • To assess the model's ability to replicate observed climate dynamics and sensitivity.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a Constructal climate model dividing Earth into hot and cold zones.
  • Incorporated satellite-derived albedo and greenhouse parameters.
  • Employed dual-optimization to solve for temperatures, boundary latitude, and heat flux.

Main Results:

  • Modeled zonal temperatures matched observations within 1°C.
  • Hot zone area predictions agreed within 1% over 24 years of satellite data.
  • Accurately captured interannual climate variability with minimal parameterization.

Conclusions:

  • The Constructal climate model successfully reproduces fundamental climate dynamics with unprecedented parsimony.
  • Suggests incorporating Constructal principles could enhance current climate models.
  • Estimated equilibrium climate sensitivity at 1.1°C per CO2 doubling (maximum estimate).