Climate Change Attribution Studies

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Climate Change Attribution Studies

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Title: Climate Change Attribution Studies

Creator: Met Office

Subject: Climate Change

Subject: Extreme Weather

Subject: Attribution Studies

Description: An attribution study aims to answer the question, “Did climate change cause this?” Scientists can look at specific weather events and see if climate change was a factor. Following an extreme weather even, all related data and observations are collected and fed into a computer model. This model runs two different simulations. The first model simulates the climate as it is today, including climate change driven by humans. The second simulation removes the human influence on things like greenhouse gases. This model simulates a climate closer to what existed before the Industrial Revolution. Comparing these simulations lets us see what effect climate change had on an event. This might include many variables, like temperature and rainfall.

Publisher: Met Office

Date: 2020 continuing

Type: Report

Format: .pdf

Identifier: METDLA/5/5

Rights: Available under Open Government Licence

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