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New classes of climate model emulators to improve paleoclimate reconstructions
Auguste Gaudin
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LOCEAN-IPSL, Sorbonne-Université, CNRS/IRD/UPMC/MNHN, Paris, France
Myriam Khodri
LOCEAN-IPSL, Sorbonne-Université, CNRS/IRD/UPMC/MNHN, Paris, France
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Short summary
Reconstructing past climate variability requires computationally efficient models able to capture the behaviour of complex climate systems. We develop a suite of climate model emulators that improve the representation, reconstruction, and prediction of spatial climate variability compared to traditional approaches. Results highlight the importance of predictability-oriented representations and nonlinear dynamical memory for scalable emulators suited to paleoclimate data assimilation frameworks.
Reconstructing past climate variability requires computationally efficient models able to...