The von Post Lecture: Can Models Reproduce Climates of the Past? Alan Haywood, Aisling Dolan, Stephen Hunter, Daniel Hill, Ulrich Salzmann, Harry Dowsett,

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The von Post Lecture: Can Models Reproduce Climates of the Past? Alan Haywood, Aisling Dolan, Stephen Hunter, Daniel Hill, Ulrich Salzmann, Harry Dowsett, Bette Otto-Bliesner, Dan Lunt Palynology Group Meeting 2014 “Palynology in the Modelling World” Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post (June 16, January 11, 1951).

Can Models Reproduce Climates of the Past? No! Palynology Group Meeting 2014 “Palynology in the Modelling World” Sometimes To within known uncertainties often they can! Yes or no isn't really the point, ask a better question

Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post (June 16, January 11, 1951) One of the founders of modern palynology Credited with producing the first modern- type pollen spectra/diagram Worked for the Swedish Geological Survey for 21 years as a peat specialist with a focus on stratigraphy correlating peat layers locally Influenced by A.G. Hogbom and the development of the concept of the global geochemical carbon cycle Strong interest in Quaternary climate and sea-level change in Sweden.

1. Models in Science 2. Global Climate Models 3. Testing geologically led big hypotheses 4. Detecting regional climate change 5. Challenges in quantitative DMC 6. Way ahead and conclusions Contents

Models are of central importance in many scientific contexts. Consider the centrality of: the Bohr model of the atom the MIT bag model of the nucleon, the Gaussian-chain model of a polymer, the Lorenz model of the atmosphere, the Lotka-Volterra model of predator-prey interaction, the double helix model of DNA, agent-based and evolutionary models in the social sciences, In science we are are spend a great deal of time building, testing, comparing and revising models. Models are one of the principal instruments of modern science. Models are everywhere

The Climate System

Global Climate Models Model needs to simulate albedo, emissivity and general circulation. Use “first principles” Newton's Laws of Motion 1 st Law of Thermodynamics Conservation of Mass and Moisture Hydrostatic Balance Ideal Gas Law

Brief history of numerical climate modelling

HadCM3 GCM 20 Ocean Levels 19 Atmospheric Levels Atmospheric resolution: 3.75 by 2.5 degrees Ocean resolution :1.25 by 1.25

The Cause of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation? 5 main hypotheses (1) Closure of Panama Seaway (2) Tectonic Uplift (3) Termination of ‘Permanent El Nino’ (4) Decrease in CO 2 (5) Orbital variations Bartoli et al. (2005). Ruddiman, p163

Did it do what we expect?

Astonishingly yes it did!

Lunt et al., EGU 2008 PanamaENSORockiesCO 2 Temp Precip GCM results…

Lunt et al., EGU 2008 Ice sheet model results…

From Berger and Loutre (1991). The Causes of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation? Orbital forcing hypothesis

Lunt et al., EGU 2008 Ice sheet model results…(2) Extent of ‘cold orbit’ ice sheet

PlioMIP collaboration

Terrestrial data/model comparison (DMC) 45 palaeobotanical sites where surface temperature can be estimated (Nature Climate Change– Salzmann et al. 2013)

Terrestrial DMC – Multi-Model Mean (Nature Climate Change– Salzmann et al. 2013)

Terrestrial DMC (proxy signal versus model signal Proxy-based temperature anomaly Degree of data- model discordance (anomaly versus anomaly) (Nature Climate Change– Salzmann et al. 2013)

Terrestrial DMC (bioclimatic range) (Nature Climate Change– Salzmann et al. 2013)

Pliocene Uncertainty… Terrestrial DMC (temporal variability) (Nature Climate Change– Salzmann et al. 2013)

Pliocene Uncertainty… Terrestrial DMC (bioclimatic range and temporal variability) + (Nature Climate Change– Salzmann et al. 2013)

Terrestrial DMC (ensemble range) (Nature Climate Change– Salzmann et al. 2013)

Represents the mean of the maximum warming response to forcing throughout the mPWP at each individual site, at the sampling resolution of each of the individual cores Unlikely to be synchronous Likely to be effects of boundary conditions changing during the mPWP Likely to be transient effects Proxy Data Equilibrium response (e.g. 500 to 1000 years should be sufficient for surface climate) to fixed forcing, appropriate for a mPWP interglacial. Equilibrium temperatures for a fixed moment in time, if there was ever a moment with exactly these forcings. No impact of orbital forcing (fixed at modern) or other changing boundary conditions. Model Need to consider what we are comparing to…

Pliocene Uncertainty… Thought experiment (SSTs)

Pliocene Uncertainty… Modelling Uncertainty Structural, Parameter Data Uncertainty Analytical, Spatial, Temporal Boundary Condition Uncertainty Orbital forcing, Greenhouse gases, Topography PlioMIP Phase 2

Pliocene time slice First Pliocene Time Slice (3.205 Ma) at KM5c will form part of PlioMIP Phase 2 which is currently under construction (Haywood et al., 2013 – in press)

PlioMIP Phase 2 New Experiments

Transient climate Why conduct transient simulations?

Transient variability (annual)

Conclusions 1. We try and say too much on the basis of just 1 model 2. Uncertainties in model and proxy data are considerable 3. The PlioMIP ensemble range is wide enough to overlap the terrestrial proxy signal at most locations – where is the discord? 4. Proxy data can not be used in the way we want – to discriminate between individual members of an ensemble 5. You must know exactly where you are in time to do this 6. The concept of the ‘stable Pliocene’ is obsolete