Widespread irreversible changes in surface temperature and precipitation in response to CO2 forcing
- Authors
- Kim, Soong-Ki; Shin, Jongsoo; An, Soon-Il; Kim, Hyo-Jeong; Im, Nari; Xie, Shang-Ping; Kug, Jong-Seong; Yeh, Sang-Wook
- Issue Date
- Sep-2022
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Citation
- Nature Climate Change, v.12, no.9, pp 834 - 840
- Pages
- 7
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- Journal Title
- Nature Climate Change
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 834
- End Page
- 840
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/112720
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41558-022-01452-z
- ISSN
- 1758-678X
1758-6798
- Abstract
- Some climate variables do not show the same response to declining atmospheric CO2 concentrations as before the preceding increase. A comprehensive understanding of this hysteresis effect and its regional patterns is, however, lacking. Here we use an Earth system model with an idealized CO2 removal scenario to show that surface temperature and precipitation exhibit globally widespread irreversible changes over a timespan of centuries. To explore the climate hysteresis and reversibility on a regional scale, we develop a quantification method that visualizes their spatial patterns. Our experiments project that 89% and 58% of the global area experiences irreversible changes in surface temperature and precipitation, respectively. Strong irreversible response of surface temperature is found in the Southern Ocean, Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean and of precipitation in the tropical Pacific, global monsoon regions and the Himalayas. These global hotspots of irreversible changes can indicate elevated risks of negative impacts on developing countries. For some parts of the climate system, the response to declining CO2 concentrations does not mirror that during the preceding increase. Here the authors quantify this effect for temperature and precipitation, and show that large areas of the world show an asymmetric response to CO2 forcing.
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