Abstract: A simulation of the climate for 6 kyr BP, using the Hadley Centre's atmospheric GCM with prescribed SSTs is described. The control simulation successfully reproduces the large-scale features of the present-day climate and ...

Abstract: Extratropical weather systems are an essential feature of the midlatitude climate and global circulation. At the last glacial maximum (LGM), the formation of regions of high transient activity, referred to as ?storm tracks,? ...

Abstract: The commonly held view of the conditions in the North Atlantic at the last glacial maximum, based on the interpretation of proxy records, is of large-scale cooling compared to today, limited deep convection, and extensive ...

Abstract: The response of ten atmospheric general circulation models to orbital forcing at 6 kyr BP has been investigated using the BIOME model, which predicts equilibrium vegetation distribution, as a diagnostic. Several common ...

Abstract: Feedback analysis in climate models commonly involves decomposing any change in the system?s energy balance into radiative forcing terms due to prescribed changes, and response terms due to the radiative effects of changes ...