An investigation of the Archean climate using the NCAR CCM.

By: Contributor(s): Series: NCAR Cooperative Thesis ; no. 132Boulder, CO : National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 1991Description: xi, 156 p. : ill. ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
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Contents:
1. Introduction -- 1.1 Faint-young sun paradox -- 1.2 Background review of climatic conditions of the early Archean -- 1.3 Overview of thesis -- 2. Model description and planned experiments -- 2.1 Climate models -- 2.2 Model description of NCAR CCM -- 2.3 Comparison of CCM to observed climate -- 2.4 CO2-induced climate change -- 2.5 Planned experiments -- 3. Archean climate simulations -- 3.1 The effects of faster rotation rate on the climate system -- 3.2 Zero land fraction and lower solar luminosity experiments -- 3.3 CO2 and rotation rate under lower solar luminosity conditions -- 3.4 Sensitivity experiments with combined climatic factors -- 4. Discussion -- 4.1 Rotation rate -- 4.2 Land fraction -- 4.3 Solar luminosity -- 4.4 Carbon dioxide -- 4.5 Experiments with combined factors -- 5. Conclusions and recommendations -- 5.1 Conclusion -- 5.2 Recommendations -- Bibliography.
Dissertation note: Also issued as thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan.
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BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC884 .J44 1991 1 Available 50583010041857
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Also issued as thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 1.1 Faint-young sun paradox -- 1.2 Background review of climatic conditions of the early Archean -- 1.3 Overview of thesis -- 2. Model description and planned experiments -- 2.1 Climate models -- 2.2 Model description of NCAR CCM -- 2.3 Comparison of CCM to observed climate -- 2.4 CO2-induced climate change -- 2.5 Planned experiments -- 3. Archean climate simulations -- 3.1 The effects of faster rotation rate on the climate system -- 3.2 Zero land fraction and lower solar luminosity experiments -- 3.3 CO2 and rotation rate under lower solar luminosity conditions -- 3.4 Sensitivity experiments with combined climatic factors -- 4. Discussion -- 4.1 Rotation rate -- 4.2 Land fraction -- 4.3 Solar luminosity -- 4.4 Carbon dioxide -- 4.5 Experiments with combined factors -- 5. Conclusions and recommendations -- 5.1 Conclusion -- 5.2 Recommendations -- Bibliography.

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