For a fuller description of the paper itself, go to the end of this web page.
Each simulation published in this paper corresponds to a unique 5 or 6 character code on the web pages.
The following table lists the name of the simulation as used in the paper, and the corresponding code name
The webpage gives you the ability to examine the published simulations, but you can also download the raw (netcdf) files to perform your own analysis. Detailed instructions on how to use the webpages and access the data can be found here: Using_BRIDGE_webpages.pdf
There are 6 simulations used in this paper: 3 different ice sheet states on 2 different palaeogeographies at the EOT
You can have make you own analysis and plots by going here
| Simulation Name as in Paper | Simulation name on web pages |
|---|---|
| Pre - Preindustrial control | xbowl |
| Fut - 4xCO2 | xbown |
| Geo - 4xCO2 with mirror | xbowp |
This paper shows that sunshade geoengineering does not retrieve a preindustrial climate
| Name | Lunt et al |
|---|---|
| Brief Description | This paper shows that sunshade geoengineering does not retrieve a preindustrial climate |
| Full Author List | D.J. Lunt, A. Ridgwell, P.J. Valdes and A. Seale |
| Title | ''Sunshade World'': A fully coupled GCM evaluation of the climatic impacts of geoengineering |
| Year | 2008 |
| Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | L12710 |
| DOI | doi:10.1029/2008GL033674 |
| Contact's Name | Dan Lunt |
| Contact's email | D.J.Lunt@bristol.ac.uk |
| Abstract | Sunshade geoengineering - the installation of reflective mirrors between the Earth and the Sun to reduce incoming solar radiation, has been proposed as a mitigative measure to counteract anthropogenic global warming. Although the popular conception is that geoengineering can re-establish a 'natural' pre-industrial climate, such a scheme would itself inevitably lead to climate change, due to the different temporal and spatial forcing of increased CO2 compared to reduced solar radiation. We investigate the magnitude and nature of this climate change for the first time within a fully coupled General Circulation Model. We find significant cooling of the tropics, warming of high latitudes and related sea ice reduction, a reduction in intensity of the hydrological cycle, reduced ENSO variability, and an increase in Atlantic overturning. However, the changes are small relative to those associated with an unmitigated rise in CO2 emissions. Other problems such as ocean acidification remain unsolved by sunshade geoengineering |