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June 23, 2005
Modeling Global Warming
By: Rowan
I just happened across a resource that folks may find useful. There are a series of visual models of global warming available from the NOAA (National Oceanagraphic and Atmospheric Association) and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). There are two sets of global warming series available. One of the most dramatic of the series is Temperature Response to Increased Atmospheric CO2. It dramatically shows a temperature increase of 20 degrees over North America at two times the 1955 concetrations, and insome areas over 30 degrees at four times the 1955 concentrations. These images are worth examining.
Posted by Rowan at June 23, 2005 07:22 AM Category: Global Warming
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I did not really understand the models but it looks like the main concentration is in the Northern Hemisphere and ends up at the North Pole.
Posted by: Shawna at June 23, 2005 06:06 PM
There is a brief explanation of each model if you click on the title of the model - it pops up in a window. The weakness of those models that the time frame is sometimes difficult to determine and you can't pause them while they are running. But the overall trends are enough to choke me. Since this is a US government site, one assumes they are being conservative in their modeling. That makes it even scarier.
Posted by: rowan at June 24, 2005 08:17 PM