By Nic Lewis
An observational estimate of transient (multidecadal) warming relative to cumulative CO2 emissions is little over half that per IPCC AR5 projections.
AR5 claims that CO2-caused warming would be undiminished for 1000 years after emissions cease, but observations indicate that it would halve. Continue reading
Posted in climate models, IPCC, Sensitivity & feedbacks
By Nic Lewis
A critique of of a new paper by Andrews et al., Accounting for changing temperature patterns increases historical estimates of climate sensitivity.
Posted in climate models, Sensitivity & feedbacks
by Judith Curry
We need to raise the bar on how we think about the possible worst case scenario for climate change.
Posted in Sensitivity & feedbacks
by Nic Lewis
We have now updated the LC15 paper with a new paper that has been published in the Journal of Climate “The impact of recent forcing and ocean heat uptake data on estimates of climate sensitivity“. The paper also addresses critiques of LC15.
Posted in Sensitivity & feedbacks, Uncategorized
Posted in Sensitivity & feedbacks
by Nic Lewis
Emergent constraints on climate sensitivity: their nature and assessment of validity.
Posted in Sensitivity & feedbacks
