Simple climate model (Q1005)
Subject, term, tag: Simple climate model
- Simple climate model (SCM)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Simple climate model |
Subject, term, tag: Simple climate model |
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IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
A broad class of lower-dimensional models of the energy balance, radiative transfer, carbon cycle, or a combination of such physical components. SCMs are also suitable for performing emulations of climate-mean variables of Earth system models (ESMs), given that their structural flexibility can capture both the parametric and structural uncertainties across process-oriented ESM responses. They can also be used to test consistency across multiple lines of evidence with regard to climate sensitivity ranges, transient climate responses (TCRs), transient climate response to cumulative CO 2 emissions (TCREs) and carbon cycle feedbacks. (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026