David A. Stainforth

TL;DR: A systematic attempt to determine the range of climate changes consistent with these uncertainties, based on a 53-member ensemble of model versions constructed by varying model parameters, which produces a range of regional changes much wider than indicated by traditional methods based on scaling the response patterns of an individual simulation.

TL;DR: Results from the ‘climateprediction.net’ experiment are presented, the first multi-thousand-member grand ensemble of simulations using a general circulation model and thereby explicitly resolving regional details, finding model versions as realistic as other state-of-the-art climate models but with climate sensitivities ranging from less than 2 K to more than 11’K.

TL;DR: A reassessment of the role of complex climate models as predictive tools on decadal and longer time scales is argued for and a reconsideration of strategies for model development and experimental design is considered.

TL;DR: In this paper, a version of the Bryan-Cox-Semtner numerical ocean general circulation model, adapted to include a free surface, is described, which is designed for the following uses: tidal studies (a tidal option is explicitly included), assimilation of altimetric data (since the surface elevation is now a prognostic variable); and in situations where accurate relaxation to obtain the streamfunction in the original model is too time consuming.

TL;DR: The Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) project as mentioned in this paper is an international consortium established to acquire satellite images of the world's glaciers, analyse them for glacier extent and changes, and assess change data for causes and implications for people and the environment.