Understanding and Using Climate Data Resources · 2019. 9. 20. · Types of Climate Data Resources...
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Paul Avery University of Florida [email protected]
Understanding and Using Climate Data Resources
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Some basic physics
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What is the Greenhouse Effect?
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Greenhouse Effect (cont) Ø Here is a somewhat more precise description
u Sunlight carrying energy penetrates car windows (short-wavelength) u Solar energy heats the car interior u As car interior heats, it emits long-wavelength radiation (infrared) u But emitted IR waves are partially absorbed by windows! u So interior heats up more, increasing emitted IR waves u Interior warming stops once emitted energy = incoming energy
Ø So the car interior reaches equilibrium with incoming solar rays, but at a higher temperature than if the windows were open
Ø The same process works for planets with atmospheres u Consider Earth (next slide)
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Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
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Total warming is 33° C!
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Which Gases Cause Greenhouse Effect? Ø Most incoming solar radiation has wavelengths 0.4–1.5 µm
u Visible and near infrared u Atmosphere is almost transparent to it
Ø Most emitted radiation by earth has wavelengths 5–40 µm u O2 and N2 are almost transparent to this radiation u But CO2, CH4, N2O, CFCs, H2O absorb heavily in this region u CO2, CH4, N2O, CFCs are trace gases u H2O comes from evaporation (which increases with CO2, etc)
Ø (Next slide)
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Sun radiation T~5600K
Earth radiation T ~ 300K
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Greenhouse Effect on Planet Temperatures Ø First calculate planet surface temperature without atmosphere
u Equilibrium: Total incoming solar power = total emitted power u Both sides determined by basic physics and planetary data!
Ø What data is needed to calculate this surface temperature? u Total solar power (same for all planets) u Distance of planet from Sun u Albedo of planet (reflectivity)
Ø Compare predicted vs observed temperatures to assess greenhouse warming u (Next slides)
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Calculate Temperature Without Atmosphere Ø Solar radiation intensity (at earth distance from Sun)
Ø Earth reflects a ~ 30% of incoming radiation (“albedo”)
Ø Equilibrium: radiation absorbed = radiation emitted u Use blackbody radiation law!
Ø (See next slide)
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Isun = 1362 W / m2
Isun ×πrearth2 × 1− a( ) = σTearth
4 × 4πrearth2
Absorbed radiation Emitted radiation
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Calculate Earth Temperature (2)
Ø +33° C difference is due to atmospheric greenhouse effect
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Isun ×πrearth2 × 1− a( ) =σTearth
4 × 4πrearth2
Tearth =
1− a( ) Isun4σ
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1/4
! 255 K Actual = 288 K
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Predicted and Observed Temperatures
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Solar Planet Distance Albedo Tpred Tobs Tobs–Tpred Mercury 0.39 0.068 165 167 +2 Venus 0.73 0.90 –91 462 +553 Earth 1.00 0.30 –18 15 +33 Mars 1.52 0.25 –63 –58 +5 Titan 9.56 0.27 –190 –179 +11
All temps in °C
Ø Mercury has ~0 greenhouse effect (no atmosphere) Ø Venus has huge effect (very dense atmosphere) Ø Earth has significant effect (CO2, CH4, H2O, …) Ø Mars has small effect (little atmosphere, but some dust)
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So What is the “Controversy”? Ø Earth warming of +33°C is not controversial
u This is a huge greenhouse gas effect, but sometimes forgotten
Ø Climate scientists predict human-caused additional increases (~2–4 °C) from continued increases in greenhouse gases u CO2, CH4, CFCs, N2O u But some people dispute these additional temperature increases
Ø Effects of rising temperatures u Rising sea levels (melting ice, thermal expansion of water) u Increased severity of hot weather u Increase in hurricane frequencies & intensities u Displacement of people!!
Ø Next slides show increases in greenhouse gases in recent times
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CO2 = carbon dioxide
https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/mlo.html
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CH4 = Methane
https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends_ch4/
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N2O = Nitrous Oxide
https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends_n2o/
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Greenhouse gases from start of Industrial Revolution
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Some resources
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Types of Climate Data Resources Ø International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
u No research è but summarizes current state of climate science u IPCC issues report every few years (2014 most recent) u Many useful graphs, tables and useful summary reports
Ø Data resources u Land/sea temperature records u CO2, CH4, N2O atmospheric concentration u Sea ice area (Arctic & Antarctic) u Sea ice volume & thickness (Arctic) u http://berkeleyearth.org/
Ø Many graphs, maps, videos exist online u Some of these are explicitly educational
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IPCC Reports Ø 5th Assessment Report (AR5) finished in 2014
u http://www.ipcc.ch/ u http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/
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AR5 is most recent IPCC report • 80 page Synthesis Report • 32 page Summary for Policymakers AR6 already started, due in 2022
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From IPCC AR5
From IPCC AR5
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CO2 Emissions
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From IPCC AR5
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From IPCC AR5
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ESRL: CO2, CH4, N2O, etc. Resources Ø Earth Systems Research Lab (under NOAA)
u https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/ u https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends_ch4/ u https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/hats/combined/N2O.html u https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/hats/data.html u Lots of data, graphs (+ interactive), and even movies
Ø CO2 data files u Measured monthly since 1959 (Mauna Loa) & globally since 1980 u ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/products/trends/co2/
Ø CH4 data files u Measured monthly since 1983 u ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/products/trends/ch4/
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NSIDC: Satellite Images and Data Ø National Snow and Ice Data Center
u https://nsidc.org/ u Why? è Polar regions are sensitive to effects of warming u But must track ice over decades
Ø NSIDC provides many satellite images & data products u Arctic and Antarctic regions u Most useful are measurements of sea ice “extent” (area)
Ø NSIDC has a very extensive website u Lots of data, images, information u … but somewhat tricky to find what you want
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NSIDC Satellite Views
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PIOMAS: Sea Ice Volume & Thickness Ø Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System
u http://psc.apl.uw.edu/ u http://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/
Ø Measures Arctic sea ice volume and thickness u Combination of observations that have are assembled into a total sea
ice volume and thickness using a model u Summary: Volume is shrinking faster than area u (Next slides)
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Plots (1): Arctic Sea Ice Extent Data
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Note yearly freeze/melt cycle
1979 - Now
NSIDC data
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Plots (2): Annual Sea Ice Extent Cycle
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5 year averages for each month
NSIDC data
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PIOMAS data
Plots (3): Arctic Sea Volume Data
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Plots (4): Annual Sea Ice Volume Cycle
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5 year averages for each month
PIOMAS data