Transient climatic response to an increase of greenhouse gases

摘要

The physical factors governing the transient climatic response to an increase of greenhouse gases are discussed, reasons for remaining uncertainties are identified, and recent climate modelling results are briefly summarized. The relevance of the transient response, and of uncertainties in the transient response, to questions such as the applicability of equilibrium climate model simulations to a gradual greenhouse gas increase, the verification of model projections, rates of climatic change, and the impacts of preventative strategies for dealing with the buildup of greenhouse gases is also discussed.