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21 lis 2014 · In accordance with the basic laws of thermodynamics, as Earth absorbs energy from the sun, it must eventually emit an equal amount of energy to space. The difference between incoming and outgoing radiation is known as a planet’s radiative forcing (RF).
Radiative forcing (or climate forcing[2]) is a concept used in climate science to quantify the change in energy balance in Earth's atmosphere. Various factors contribute to this change in energy balance, such as concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols, and changes in surface albedo and solar irradiance.
Climate forcing measures the imbalance in the Earth’s energy budget caused by a perturbation of the climate system, for example changes in atmospheric composition driven by human activities. Climate forcing, also known as Radiative Forcing, therefore determines the change in globally-averaged temperature change due to the natural or human ...
21 wrz 2022 · Climate forcing is a general name for the human or natural factors that impact atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and temperature – which have a cascade of other climate impacts.
27 cze 2016 · Changes that have a warming effect are called “positive” forcing, while changes that have a cooling effect are called “negative” forcing. When positive and negative forces are out of balance, the result is a change in the Earth’s average surface temperature.
Climate forcing is the difference between the rate of energy received by absorption of solar radiation and the rate of energy emitted by the top of the Earth's atmosphere, expressed in watts per square meter (W m − 2).
