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SUMMARY:Present day anthropogenic climate forcings: The impact of includin
 g Earth System interactions - Dr. Fiona O'Connor\, Met Office
DTSTART:20200210T110000Z
DTEND:20200210T120000Z
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CONTACT:James Keeble
DESCRIPTION:Quantifying forcings from anthropogenic perturbations to the E
 arth System (ES) is important for understanding changes in climate since t
 he pre-industrial period. In this presentation\, we quantify and analyse a
  wide range of present-day (PD) anthropogenic climate forcings with the UK
 ’s Earth System Model (ESM)\, UKESM1\, following the protocols defined b
 y the Radiative Forcing Model Intercomparison Project (RFMIP) and the Aero
 sol and Chemistry Model Intercomparison Project (AerChemMIP). In particula
 r\, by quantifying effective radiative forcings (ERFs) that include rapid 
 adjustments within a full ESM\, it enables the role of various climate-che
 mistry-aerosol-cloud feedbacks to be quantified.\n\nBy including feedbacks
  between greenhouse gases\, stratospheric and tropospheric ozone\, aerosol
 s\, and clouds\, some of which act non-linearly\, this work demonstrates t
 he importance of ES interactions when quantifying climate forcing. It also
  suggests that rapid adjustments need to include chemical as well as physi
 cal adjustments to fully account for complex ES interactions.
LOCATION:Unilever  Lecture Theatre\,  Department of Chemistry
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