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Python version of the CICERO-SCM simple climate model/emulator
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SARF to ERF #71

Closed ragnhibs closed 2 years ago

ragnhibs commented 2 years ago

For the LLGHGs, the radiative forcing formulas give radiative forcing as SARF. Make parameters to allow for adjustments from SARF to ERF. Possible to add another column in the gases file (header ADJUSTMENT)?

Or send as parameter.

In AR6: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/[IPCC_AR6_WGI_FGD_Chapter07_SM.pdf](https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_FGD_Chapter07_SM.pdf)

+5% for CO2 -14% for CH4 +7% for N2O +13% for CFC-11 +12% for CFC-12

For methane this feedback factor is already taken into account:

Feedback factor: Smith et al 2018

    q_ch4 = 1.0 / 1.14 * q_ch4  # + FORC_PERT(yr_ix,trc_ix))

This is the reason why the calculated RF in the SCM does not match the ERF timeseries from AR6 for halocarbons and N2O.