Publications by authors named "Spencer A Hill"
Change in the magnitude and mechanisms of global temperature variability with warming.
Nat Clim Chang
September 2017
Article Synopsis
- Natural unforced variability in global mean surface air temperature (GMST) can influence the perception of human-caused global warming and understanding this variability is crucial.
- Recent research has revealed that the magnitude of this variability is expected to decrease as the climate warms, along with changes to its underlying mechanisms.
- Specifically, warmer climates lead to lower albedo in high latitude areas, which reduces the albedo feedback effect on GMST variability, suggesting that historical climate models may not fully represent future variability.