The Palaeoclimate and Terrestrial Exoplanet Radiative Transfer Model Intercomparison Project (PALAEOTRIP): experimental design and protocols
Accurate radiative transfer calculation is fundamental to all climate modelling. For deep palaeoclimate, and increasingly terrestrial exoplanet climate science, this brings both the joy and the challenge of exotic atmospheric compositions. The challenge here is that most standard radiation codes...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Geoscientific Model Development |
| Online Access: | https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/10/3931/2017/gmd-10-3931-2017.pdf |
| Summary: | Accurate radiative transfer calculation is fundamental to all climate
modelling. For deep palaeoclimate, and increasingly terrestrial exoplanet
climate science, this brings both the joy and the challenge of exotic
atmospheric compositions. The challenge here is that most standard radiation
codes for climate modelling have been developed for modern atmospheric
conditions and may perform poorly away from these. The palaeoclimate or
exoclimate modeller must either rely on these or use bespoke radiation codes,
and in both cases rely on either blind faith or ad hoc testing of the code.
In this paper, we describe the protocols for the Palaeoclimate and
Terrestrial Exoplanet Radiative Transfer Model Intercomparison Project
(PALAEOTRIP) to systematically address this. This will compare as many
radiation codes used for palaeoclimate or exoplanets as possible, with the
aim of identifying the ranges of far-from-modern atmospheric compositions in
which the codes perform well. This paper describes the experimental protocol
and invites community participation in the project through 2017–2018. |
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| ISSN: | 1991-959X 1991-9603 |