"Interestingly, they found that, particularly for Greenland, that none of the models had melt rates as high as observed *even with* RCP 8.5 forcing"
Peter Brannen
Within, Gavin points out that the new High scenario "gets to 8.5 W/m2 only about 20 years after RCP85"
Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD
Very nice overlay by Gavin Schmidt of the different iterations of climate models over the decades (as well as a useful history of why models evolve: see www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
