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Climate Prediction Visualizations
Hurricanes in an Enhanced CO2 Climate | |
To learn more about global warming and hurricanes, read about the latest
research
being conducted here at GFDL.
In addition, see this section from a presentation given at SuperComputing '99.
Animation: AVI (5.3 Mb) |
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Effect of CO2 Doubling on Surface Air Temperature | |
Animations: 1 & 10 Year Filters MPEG (3.6 Mb), 1 & 10 Year Filters AVI (8.2 Mb), 10 Year Filter Only MPEG (1.6 Mb) |
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Combined Effects of CO2 Doubling on Ocean/Atmosphere | |
Three-dimensional view of projected surface air temperature and ocean
warming due to greenhouse gases as calculated by a low-resolution
GFDL coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model. Read this
annotated handout
to learn more.
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Temperature Response to Increased Atmospheric CO2 | |
CO2 doubling and quadrupling presented at the
"White House Conference on Global Climate Change", 6-Oct-97.
(Description)
AVI Animation (16 Mb) |
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Soil Moisture Effects | |
In response to increasing CO2, the GFDL model projects substantial decreases in soil moisture over most mid-latitude continental areas during summer. | |
Arctic Sea Ice Changes | |
The future of Arctic sea-ice is a concern for various reasons
and simulations with GFDL's Coupled Model version 2.1
suggest a decline in sea-ice concentration, especially during the
21st century.
MPG Animation (2.3 MB) |
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El Niño Forecasting | |
Ocean temperature anomalies at the peak of an El Niño event,
simulated in a state-of-the-art climate model at GFDL/NOAA.
Worldwide losses resulting from the 1997-98 El Niño are estimated
at $32-$96 billion.
QuickTime Animation (5.5 Mb) |
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More Information | |
Research Group: | Climate Dynamics & Prediction |
Presentations: |
1. Arctic Sea Ice Changes in GFDL Greenhouse Scenario Experiments 2. White House Initiative On Global Climate Change |
Websites: |
Climate Impact of Quadrupling Atmospheric CO2 |