Energy Balance Model with Greenhouse Parameterization
Energy Balance Model with Greenhouse Parameterization
A simple energy balance model determines the surface temperature of the Earth by balancing the incoming solar energy flux with the outgoing blackbody energy flux . The greenhouse effect is parameterized by a single number, , which reduces the outgoing energy flux by the factor . The greenhouse parameter includes the direct and indirect effects of all of the processes that result from changing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.
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