The RCP greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions from 1765 to 2300
University of Melbourne · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research · +14 more institutions
Abstract
We present the greenhouse gas concentrations for the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) and their extensions beyond 2100, the Extended Concentration Pathways (ECPs). These projections include all major anthropogenic greenhouse gases and are a result of a multi-year effort to produce new scenarios for climate change research. We combine a suite of atmospheric concentration observations and emissions estimates for greenhouse gases (GHGs) through the historical period (1750–2005) with harmonized emissions projected by four different Integrated Assessment Models for 2005–2100. As concentrations are somewhat dependent on the future climate itself (due to climate feedbacks in the carbon and other gas…
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Authors
13- MMMalte MeinshausenCorresponding
University of Melbourne, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- SJSteven J. Smith
University of Maryland, College Park, Joint Global Change Research Institute, University Research Co (United States), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- KCKatherine Calvin
University of Maryland, College Park, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University Research Co (United States), Joint Global Change Research Institute
- JSJ. S. Daniel
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
- MKM. Kainuma
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Topics & keywords
- Representative Concentration Pathways
- Greenhouse gas
- Environmental science
- Climate change
- Atmospheric sciences
- Climate model
- Carbon cycle
- Climatology
- Climate action