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Are different land surfaces included in the climate model?

Yes.

In detail

The HadRM3 model used in UKCP09 does include a land surface scheme, although at a coarse resolution (1deg x 1deg). See Annex 7, paragraph 7.2 of the Climate change projections report. The new generation HadRM3 model represents different land surfaces (including urban) at a higher resolution but had not been developed at the time the UKCP09 projections were undertaken. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Last Updated Tuesday, 11 January 2011