Climate change alters the three-dimensional distribution of the atmospheric lapse rate
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Climate change modifies the vertical temperature profile of the atmosphere, altering the lapse rate and influencing regional surface warming patterns.
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Forcing dependence of atmospheric lapse rate changes dominates residual polar warming in solar radiation management climate scenarios.
2020 · cited by 25
This study evaluates how differences in the vertical structure of temperature change—essentially changes in the atmospheric lapse rate—affect regional warming under distinct climate forcing scenarios.
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Future summer warming pattern under climate change is affected by lapse-rate changes
2021 · cited by 16
The research demonstrates that tropospheric lapse-rate changes play a key role in shaping future summer warming patterns by altering the vertical distribution of temperature.
Forcing Dependence of Atmospheric Lapse Rate Changes Dominates Residual Polar Warming in Solar Radiation Management Climate Scenarios
2020 · cited by 4
The authors highlight that various forcings affect the vertical structure of temperature change differently, altering atmospheric lapse rates.