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Some principal results from paleoclimatology are reviewed in terms of climate model simulations of past climates. Much of the research on past climates has focused on the origin of an ice-free Earth and the climates of the last ice age and present interglacial. In order to account for such large climate changes, several different mechanisms must be invoked — changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, ocean circulation, the seasonal cycle, and high-latitude albedo. In some cases there is good agreement between models and data for different paleoclimate scenarios. However, significant problems remain and some specific examples of modelling opportunities are listed. Results from paleoclimate studies are used as a frame of reference for interpreting possible consequences of a future greenhouse warming.
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Crowley, T.J. (1988). Paleoclimate Modelling. In: Schlesinger, M.E. (eds) Physically-Based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 243. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3043-8_7
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