Markku Rummukainen
Professor
Climate models go green
Författare
Redaktör
- Sara Naurin
Summary, in English
The use of coal, oil and gas, and land use change, has caused emissions of carbon dioxide which equals to about 550 billion tons of carbon. Half of these have accumulated in the atmosphere, which warms our climate with profound effects on natural and human systems. The other half has been absorbed by the oceans and the biosphere. Climate change affects the strength of these ‘ carbon sinks’. Knowledge about their future capacity is important for informed action on climate stabilisation. MERGE’s research on a new generation of climate models aims for a greater understanding of vegetation, climate and climate change
Avdelning/ar
- Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)
- MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system
- Kärnfysik
Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
31-46
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Today’s Great Explorers : New frontiers in Strategy Research at Lund University
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
Centrum för miljö- och klimatforskning, Lunds universitet
Ämne
- Climate Research
- Environmental Sciences
- Physical Geography
Aktiv
Published