Selecting Future Climate Projections of Surface Solar Radiation in Japan
Hideo Shiogama, Rui Ito, Yukiko Imada, Toshiyuki Nakaegawa, N. Hirota, Noriko N. Ishizaki, Kiyoshi Takahashi, Izuru Takayabu, Seita Emori
Abstract
The ensemble average projections of the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) ensemble show future increases in shortwave radiation at the surface (SW) in Japan. We reveal that the Arctic Oscillation-like atmospheric circulation trends cause cloud cover decreases around Japan, leading to increases in the SW.
Topics & Concepts
Shortwave radiationClimatologyEnvironmental scienceShortwaveCloud coverClimate modelRadiationMeteorologyAtmospheric sciencesClimate changeCloud computingGeographyGeologyRadiative transferOceanographyPhysicsComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsOperating systemClimate variability and modelsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols