Emergent constraint (Q536)

Subject, term, tag: Emergent constraint

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Emergent constraint	Subject, term, tag: Emergent constraint

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group I: Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis

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Definition

An attempt to reduce the uncertainty in climate projections, using an ensemble of Earth system models (ESMs) to relate a specific feedback or future change to an observation of the past or current climate (typically some trend, variability or change in variability). (English)