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Vertical Distribution of Temperature and Tropopause Height Changes in Future Projections using HadGEM2-AO Climate Model

HadGEM2-AO를 이용한 연직기온 분포와 대류권계면 높이 변화 미래전망

  • Lee, Jaeho (Climate Research Laboratory, National Institute of Meteorological Research, KMA) ;
  • Baek, Hee-Jeong (Climate Research Laboratory, National Institute of Meteorological Research, KMA) ;
  • Cho, Chunho (Climate Research Laboratory, National Institute of Meteorological Research, KMA)
  • 이재호 (기상청 국립기상연구소 기후연구과) ;
  • 백희정 (기상청 국립기상연구소 기후연구과) ;
  • 조천호 (기상청 국립기상연구소 기후연구과)
  • Received : 2013.07.16
  • Accepted : 2013.09.21
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

We present here the future changes in vertical distribution of temperature and tropopause height using the HadGEM2-AO climate model forced with Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) scenarios. Projected changes during the 21st century are shown as differences from the baseline period (1971~2000) for global vertical distribution of temperature and tropopause height. All RCP scenarios show warming throughout the troposphere and cooling in the stratosphere with amplified warming over the lower troposphere in the Northern Hemisphere high latitudes. Upper troposphere warming reaches a maximum in the tropics at the 300 hPa level associated with lapse-rate feedback. Also, the cooling in the stratosphere and the warming in the troposphere raises the height of the tropopause.

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