On the Sensitivity of the Atmosphere to the Doubling of the Carbon Dioxide Concentration and on Water Vapour Feedback

Media type: E-Article
Title: On the Sensitivity of the Atmosphere to the Doubling of the Carbon Dioxide Concentration and on Water Vapour Feedback
Contributor: Barrett, Jack; Bellamy, David; Hug, Heinz
imprint: SAGE Publications, 2006
Published in: Energy & Environment
Language: English
DOI: 10.1260/095830506778644198
ISSN: 0958-305X; 2048-4070
Keywords: Energy (miscellaneous) ; Energy Engineering and Power Technology ; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ; Environmental Engineering
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Description: <jats:p> This paper represents a criticism of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) use of the value 0.5 K (W m<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>)<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> for the climate sensitivity parameter, λ. A simple model is introduced which shows that the non-radiative effect of water vapour is a negative feedback ensuring that the Earth's surface temperature is cooler by some 17°C than if it did not participate in the energy budget. </jats:p>

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