| Title | Modeling the last glacial maximum and the middle Holocene [Modéliser le dernier maximum glaciaire et l'Holocène moyen] |
| Author | Braconnot, P. |
| Author Affil | Braconnot, P., IPSL/LSCE, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
| Source | Paléoclimatologie--Palaeoclimatology, edited by A. Berger and J. Duplessy. Comptes Rendus - Académie des Sciences. Géoscience, 336(7-8), p.711-719, . Publisher: Elsevier, Paris, France. ISSN: 1631- 0713 |
| Publication Date | Jun. 2004 |
| Notes | In French with English summary. 31 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 285218 |
| Index Terms | paleoclimatology; Pleistocene; simulation; vegetation; atmosphere; Cenozoic; climate forcing; El Nino Southern Oscillation; general circulation models; glacial environment; Holocene; last glacial maximum; middle Holocene; paleo-oceanography; postglacial environment; Quaternary; three- dimensional models; upper Pleistocene; world ocean |
| Abstract | Past climate conditions represent a many-faceted challenge for our understanding of the natural variability of the climate system and of the major interactions between its various components. This paper presents a short review of the evolution of past climate simulations using three-dimensional models for the Last Glacial Maximum and the mid- Holocene climates. It shows how the increase in model complexity allows one to test new ideas and mechanisms, using results from the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP) and from simulations where the atmospheric model is coupled to an ocean or a vegetation model. The two periods are respectively representative of the response of the climate system to an annual mean forcing and a seasonal forcing. To cite this article: P. Braconnot, C. R. Geoscience 336 (2004). |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.crte.2003.12.023 |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 62005321 |