Fig. 4: Sensitivity for a given top-of-the-atmosphere radiative imbalance between 2015 and 2100 under SSP5–8.5 forcing.
From: Realistic representation of mixed-phase clouds increases projected climate warming
a Shows the global cumulative residual top of the atmosphere radiative flux (RESTOM W m−2) versus the global change in temperature during the SSP5–8.5 period of 2015–2100. The further to the top left the more sensitive is a given simulation. “Control" (red) is the unchanged NorESM2 Control SSP5–8.5 simulations, “S-ET" (southern extratropics, green) refers to the simulation with constrained mixed-phase SLF south of 30°S, “N-ET" (northern extratropics, orange) refers to the simulation with constrained SLF north of 30°N and “Global" (blue) refers to the simulations where SLF is constrained globally. b Same as a but showing the northern extratropics temperature changes versus the global RESTOM. c same as a but showing the southern extratropics temperature changes versus the global RESTOM. Note the different ranges on the y-axis in (a–c).
