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Increasing Total Solar Irradiance on Far Future Climate: General Atmospheric Circulation

Rafael Henrique Oliveira Rangel, Marcio Cataldi, Livia Sancho, Andre Luiz Belem, Luiz Landau

Abstract


The total solar irradiation at the top of the atmosphere is the primary forcing mechanism for the Earth's Climate System. In this work, we used the addition of 10% in the radiation value (from 1360 W·m−2 to 1496 W·m−2) to simulate the Earth's climate system in the habitable zone inner orbit. Two ten-year-long fully coupled simulations using the Community Earth System Model were performed; the CONTROL experiment was configured with the standard total solar irradiation value and the TSI10p experiment with a 10% increase. TSI10p experiment revealed latitudinal shifts in atmospheric pressure belts, and the energy input increased the mean surface air temperature by 7°C. This temperature increase led to an increase in the surface heat flux. Additional changes in the atmosphere were identified, such as moister summers and drier winters in mid-latitudes and changes in planetary runoff and ocean salinity.


Keywords


Total Solar Irradiance, Habitable zone, CESM, Climate change, Future climate

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