Publication Date:
2018-03-06
Description:
Surface and top-of-atmosphere radiative feedback kernels for CESM-CAM5 Angeline G. Pendergrass, Andrew Conley, and Francis M. Vitt Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 10, 317-324, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-317-2018, 2018 We document and validate radiative kernels for the surface and top-of-atmosphere calculated with NCAR's CESM1 climate model. A radiative kernel is the change in radiation in response to a small change in a property of the atmosphere or surface, essentially a partial derivative. They are used to quantify temperature, water vapor, surface albedo, and cloud feedbacks. We made these kernels because few are available for the surface. We also validate the kernels against the expected model responses.
Electronic ISSN:
1866-3591
Topics:
Geosciences
