Dependence of Climate Sensitivity on the Given Distribution of Relative Humidity

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 48; no. 8
• Main Authors: Bourdin, Stella, Kluft, Lukas, Stevens, Bjorn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 28.04.2021
• Subjects: atmospheric radiation; climate sensitivity; Continental interfaces, environment; feedbacks; humidity; Ocean, Atmosphere; RCE; Sciences of the Universe; troposphere

We study how the vertical distribution of relative humidity (RH) affects climate sensitivity, even if it remains unchanged with warming. Using a radiative‐convective equilibrium model, we show that the climate sensitivity depends on the shape of a fixed vertical distribution of humidity, tending to...