This article on climate computing was published recently. Only fair that I link to it here as well.
http://www.quadrant.org.au/blogs/doomed-planet/2010/02/ellison Climate sensitivity is always a fiction. There are non-linear processes sorted out in computer programs. So the idea of climate sensitivity as a number is related to a doubling of CO2. It is not the same number at 0.5 or 1.5 times CO2 because of the non-linear responses. More generally climate sensitivity is thought of in qualitative terms - higher or lower sensitivity to greenhouse gas changes. In terms of abrupt climate change - I think both are answers to the wrong question. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange
