Description

There are three kinds of natural climate forcing: • Alterations of the radiation emitted by the sun • Earth-orbital changes • Tectonic processes To these anthropogenic forcing can be added, which in spite of that humans act within the climate system not in a strict sense is a part, or component, of it.

SKB Number

SKB FEP Number

Cli02

Main Category

Main category for FEP

External factor

Sub-category

Sub-category for FEP

Climatic processes and effects

Handling

Explanation of how the FEP is treated

Basis for identification of climate-related issues relevant to the long-term safety of a KBS-3 repository.

References

Bibliographic references to obtain more information

SR-Site Climate report, TR-10-49, Section(s) 2.2