🌍 Climate Modeling Simulator

Adjust CO₂, solar irradiance, ice coverage, deforestation, and methane to model Earth's climate system. Watch particle-animated weather patterns, carbon cycles, and temperature shifts respond in real-time on a 3D globe.

🌪️ Weather Patterns

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Rayleigh-Bénard · The Well (NeurIPS 2024)

Parameters

CO₂ Concentration 415 ppm

280 pre-industrial700 crisis

Solar Irradiance 100%

95% dim105% bright

Ice / Albedo Cover 60%

0% none100% max

Deforestation 30%

0% pristine100% barren

Methane CH₄ 1 900 ppb

700 ppb natural4 000 ppb extreme

Ocean Heat Absorption 70%

0% none100% max

Climate Projections

Temp Anomaly +1.2°C

Sea Level +0.28 m

Ocean pH 8.07

Storm Index 1.2×

Radiative Forcing +2.1 W/m²

Polar Ice Left 58%

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About This Model

🌿 Carbon Cycle

CO₂ and CH₄ trap outgoing infrared radiation. The model uses the IPCC radiative forcing formula: ΔF = 5.35 × ln(C/C₀) for CO₂, scaled by the methane forcing contribution. Forests remove ~2.6 Gt CO₂/yr — deforestation reduces this sink.

☀️ Energy Balance

Earth's temperature is set by the balance of incoming solar energy and outgoing thermal radiation. Ice and snow reflect sunlight (high albedo). As ice melts, the darker ocean absorbs more heat — a positive feedback loop that amplifies warming.

🌊 Ocean Systems

Oceans absorb ~90% of excess heat and ~30% of CO₂ emissions, slowing surface warming but causing acidification. As pH drops below 8.0, coral reefs and shellfish are threatened. Warmer seas fuel more intense hurricanes and alter global currents.