Contents

• 1 Graphical interface
  • 1.1 Supported platforms
  • 1.2 Inputs
  • 1.3 Outputs
  • 1.4 Small user's guide
  
  
• 2 The physical model of SimClimat
  • 2.1 Observational constraints on the model
  • 2.2 Temporal integration
  • 2.3 Global radiative equilibrium model
  • 2.4 Coupling the radiative equilibrium model with the other components
  
  
• 3 Implementing the experimental method with SimClimat
  • 3.1 Why do we need numerical modeling?
  • 3.2 Implementing the experimental method with SimClimat: examples
  
  
• 4 Comparing SimClimat to climate models used in IPCC reports
  • 4.1 What kind of models are used for climate projections in IPCC reports?
  • 4.2 How does a climate model work?
  • 4.3 Comparing the physical content
  • 4.4 Comparing climate projections by SimClimat and climate models
  • 4.5 Climate feedbacks involved in global warming
  • 4.6 Role of human activities in current global warming
  • 4.7 Arrêt des émissions de $CO_{2}$
  
  
• 5 Appendix: equation details for the physical model
  • 5.1 Evolution of global temperature
  • 5.2 The greenhouse effect
  • 5.3 The carbon cycle
  • 5.4 Albedo and ice sheets
  • 5.5 Sea level
  
  
• Bibliography