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Thy Physical Science Perspective of Climate Change Georg Kaser IPCC AR5 LA Ch.4, CA Ch 10, 13, SPM, TS Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics*University of Innsbruck 141124_ÖAW wien © Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Altitude Limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions of greenhouse gas emission Human influence on the climate system is clear Warming of the climate system is unequivocal IPCC – Plenary UNEP 195 Governments (UN; WMO members) Politics WMO Int. Organis. The IPCC (since 1988) WG I The Physical Science Basis WG II Impact, Vulnerab., Adaptation WG III Mitigation 259 Authors * > 600 Contrib. Auth. * > 54,000 rev. comments Scientists IPCC Bureau The IPCC Reports Each WG 2010 – 2013/14: Report (>2000 pp) Synthesis Report Technical Summary (90 pp) SPM (22 pp) IPCC Plenary www.climatechange2103.org IPCC Plenary Synthesis Report addresses the §2 of the UNFCCC UNFCCC Art. 2: The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner. AR5 SYR: • Human influence on climate change is clear • Impact is detrimental an can get out of control if mitigation measures are not taken • We have the means to keep the change within limits IPCC structure, procedures, products ** an analogy • Community Council • Bridge • Expert Assessment • Expert Team (statics, traffic,…) • Additional experts‘ input • Administrative Experts input • Assessment report • State of the bridge • Loading history • Future loading scenarios • Stability scenarios • Summary for Comm. Council • Iteration with Admin. Experts Council Takes Action • IPCC (195 Governments) • Climate System • IPCC Report • Writing Team • Expert Reviews • Government Experts Reviews • Assessment reports • State of Climate System • Forcing, Detection, Attribution • Future forcing scenarios • Climate change scenarios • Summary for Policy Makers • Iteration with Govnm. Experts Policy Makers? „Cracks in the bridge“ Cullen et al. (2013) Glacier mass loss 2003 - 2009 Gardner et al. Science 2013 IPCC AR5 WG1 Ch.4 (2013) Glob. average surface temp. 1850 - 2012 Observed changes .. robust multi-decadal warming, … substantial decadal and interannual variability. … trends … very sensitive to beginning and end dates ... . Change in av. surf. temp. 1901 - 2012 As one example, the rate of warming over the past 15 years (1998–2012; 0.05 [–0.05 to +0.15] °C per decade), which begins with a strong El Niño, is smaller than the rate calculated since 1951 (1951– 2012; 0.12 [0.08 to 0.14] °C per decade). {2.4} IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) If our Earth was a solid sphere … TS [K] ± δTS Jožef Stefan (1835-1893) Ludwig E. Boltzmann (1844-1906) E [W m-2] = ε σ TS4 … its surface temperature TS [K] would be the only „climate variable“, expressing the energetic state of the „system“. A highly dynamic system Atmospheric moisture (white) & condensates (pink) * Aug – Nov 2005 http://www.bjerknes.uib.no/pages.asp?id=1709&kat=97&lang=2 Climate fluctuations, climate change forcing effect (δTS) cyclic episodic fluctuations internal variability „noice“ stepwise/ continuous change Climate change: ... a change in the state of the climate ......... that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer …. Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings, or to persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use. IPCC AR4/5 WG1 Glossaries (2007; 2013) IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) A Dynamic System http://www.bjerknes.uib.no/pages.asp?id=1709&kat=97&lang=2 IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) 93% Ocean warming 3% thesystem land A warming dynamic 1% warming the atmosphere 3% melting of ice IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) Observed Changes 1901-2012 IPCC AR5 WG1 FAQ (2013) Observed changes in extremes Models – Labs IPCC AR5 WG1 Ch 5, 10 (2013) understanding & attributing IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) Detection & Attribution Marzeion et al. Science 2014 Detection & Attribution Glaciers Detection & Attribution Glaciers Marzeion et al. Science 2014 GMSLR 1993-2010: 3.2 mm/yr Thermal expansion: 38% Glaciers: 28% Greenl. Ice Sheet: 10% Antarct. Ice Sheet: 10% Land water stor.: 14% Total : Obs. GMSLR: 100% 110% Data from Table 13.1 IPCC AR5 WG1 Ch.13 (2013) Antarctic Ice Sheet IPCC AR5 WG1 Ch.4 (2013) Ice loss on Antrctic Peninsula and the Amundsen Sea Sector of West Antarctica, resulting from acceleration of outlet glaciers (break-off of shelf ice) 2100? RCPs 8.5 W m-2 6.0 W m-2 4.5 W m-2 2.6 W m-2 IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) Glob. mean surface temp. change Projections to 2100 NH September Sea Ice Extent Glob. Ocean Surface pH IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) Projections - regional distribution Surface Temperature RCP 2.6 RCP 8.5 Precipitation Arctic Sea Ice Extent IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) Ocean Surface pH Global Mean Sea Level Rise until 2100 GMSLR will exceed that of 1971-2010 under all RCPs. Mean over 2081 - 2100 RCP8.5 0.53–0.98 m by 2100 RCP 2.6 0.28–0.61 m by 2100 IPCC AR5 WG1 SPM (2013) The future of the glaciers Marzeion et al. TC 2012 Sea Level Scenarios Levermann et al. PNAS (2013) UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites 1 – 1,5% Land 5 – 10% Population Marzeion and Levermann (2014) Foto: B. Marzeion Further Information www.climatechange2013.org © Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Altitude