Equilibrium and transient climate experiment (Q559)
Subject, term, tag: Equilibrium and transient climate experiment
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Equilibrium and transient climate experiment |
Subject, term, tag: Equilibrium and transient climate experiment |
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IPCC Glossary v1.5
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27 May 2026
An equilibrium climate experiment is a climate model experiment in which the model is allowed to fully adjust to a change in radiative forcing. Such experiments provide information on the difference between the initial and final states of the model, but not on the time-dependent response. If the forcing is allowed to evolve gradually according to a prescribed emissions scenario, the time-dependent response of a climate model may be analysed. Such an experiment is called a transient climate experiment. (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026