Beate G Liepert
Biographic Data
| ID | 6818136 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beate G Liepert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beate G |
| FAMILY NAME | Liepert |
| SIGNATURE | LIEPERT B G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwest Research Associates |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
CMIP5 update of ‘Inter-model variability and biases of the global water cycle in CMIP3 coupled climate models’
In this addendum we show results of the climate model consistency test performed with the control runs of all CMIP5 models. We calculate the closure of the atmospheric moisture budget. As already explained in the original article and confirmed again with CMIP5 models, a few outlier models can exhibit significant biases, and changes over time of these biases, that distort the multi-model means of water cycle components. These biases in the control…
Atmospheric rivers in changing climate
Atmospheric rivers are impressive, intermittent circulation features in mid-latitude regions of the globe that can cause disastrous floods if they smash against mountainous terrain. While discovered by meteorologists and long feared by hydrologists they have only recently come to the broader attention of climate scientists. In a new letter published in Environmental Research Letters , Lavers et al (2013 Environ. Res. Lett. 8 034010) investigate a…
Inter-model variability and biases of the global water cycle in CMIP3 coupled climate models
Observed changes such as increasing global temperatures and the intensification of the global water cycle in the 20th century are robust results of coupled general circulation models (CGCMs). In spite of these successes, model-to-model variability and biases that are small in first order climate responses, however, have considerable implications for climate predictability especially when multi-model means are used. We show that most climate simul…
Anticipated changes in the global atmospheric water cycle
The atmospheric branch of the water cycle, although containing just a tiny fraction of the Earth's total water reserves, presents a crucial interface between the physical climate (such as large-scale rainfall patterns) and the ecosystems upon which human societies ultimately depend. Because of the central importance of water in the Earth system, the question of how the water cycle is changing, and how it may alter in future as a result of anthrop…
The Earth radiation balance as driver of the global hydrological cycle
Variations in the intensity of the global hydrological cycle can have far-reaching effects on living conditions on our planet. While climate change discussions often revolve around possible consequences of future temperature changes, the adaptation to changes in the hydrological cycle may pose a bigger challenge to societies and ecosystems. Floods and droughts are already today amongst the most damaging natural hazards, with floods being globally…
The physical concept of climate forcing
Since the beginning of the debate on global climate change, scientists, economists, and policy makers alike have been using ‘climate forcing’ as a convenient measure for evaluating climate change. Researchers who run complex computer models conceived the theoretical concept of climate forcing in the late 1960s (Charney Report, 1979). This overview describes the development and basics of the physical framework, as radiative energy imbalance in the…
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Anticipated changes in the global atmospheric water cycle
The atmospheric branch of the water cycle, although containing just a tiny fraction of the Earth's total water reserves, presents a crucial interface between the physical climate (such as large-scale rainfall patterns) and the ecosystems upon which human societies ultimately depend. Because of the central importance of water in the Earth system, the question of how the water cycle is changing, and how it may alter in future as a result of anthrop…
The Earth radiation balance as driver of the global hydrological cycle
Variations in the intensity of the global hydrological cycle can have far-reaching effects on living conditions on our planet. While climate change discussions often revolve around possible consequences of future temperature changes, the adaptation to changes in the hydrological cycle may pose a bigger challenge to societies and ecosystems. Floods and droughts are already today amongst the most damaging natural hazards, with floods being globally…
The physical concept of climate forcing
Since the beginning of the debate on global climate change, scientists, economists, and policy makers alike have been using ‘climate forcing’ as a convenient measure for evaluating climate change. Researchers who run complex computer models conceived the theoretical concept of climate forcing in the late 1960s (Charney Report, 1979). This overview describes the development and basics of the physical framework, as radiative energy imbalance in the…
Inter-model variability and biases of the global water cycle in CMIP3 coupled climate models
Observed changes such as increasing global temperatures and the intensification of the global water cycle in the 20th century are robust results of coupled general circulation models (CGCMs). In spite of these successes, model-to-model variability and biases that are small in first order climate responses, however, have considerable implications for climate predictability especially when multi-model means are used. We show that most climate simul…
CMIP5 update of ‘Inter-model variability and biases of the global water cycle in CMIP3 coupled climate models’
In this addendum we show results of the climate model consistency test performed with the control runs of all CMIP5 models. We calculate the closure of the atmospheric moisture budget. As already explained in the original article and confirmed again with CMIP5 models, a few outlier models can exhibit significant biases, and changes over time of these biases, that distort the multi-model means of water cycle components. These biases in the control…
Atmospheric rivers in changing climate
Atmospheric rivers are impressive, intermittent circulation features in mid-latitude regions of the globe that can cause disastrous floods if they smash against mountainous terrain. While discovered by meteorologists and long feared by hydrologists they have only recently come to the broader attention of climate scientists. In a new letter published in Environmental Research Letters , Lavers et al (2013 Environ. Res. Lett. 8 034010) investigate a…
Climate change (6 works) · Climate variability and models (6 works) · Climatology (6 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Meteorology (5 works) · Climate model (4 works) · Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (4 works) · Water cycle (4 works)