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Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-9433-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-9433-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
Methods for assessment of models
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03 Dec 2025
Methods for assessment of models |  | 03 Dec 2025

Standardising the “Gregory method” for calculating equilibrium climate sensitivity

Anna Zehrung, Andrew D. King, Zebedee Nicholls, Mark D. Zelinka, and Malte Meinshausen

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The Gregory method is a common approach for calculating the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS). However, studies which apply this method lack transparency in how model data is processed prior to calculating the ECS, inhibiting replicability. Different choices of global weighting, net radiative flux variable, anomaly calculation, and linear regression fit can affect the ECS estimates. We investigate the impact of these choices and propose a standardised method for future ECS calculations.
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