equattion : S/4 (1- a) = f*sigma*TS4 Solar Constant (W/m2) S = 1361 How sensitive is the temperature of the earth to changes in the atmospheric transmissivity (f)?   The atmosphere is more transmissive (lets more radiation through) when CO2 and other greenhouse gases are lower. During the pre-industrial period, transmissivity (f) was probably around 62% (f = 0.62) and has been decreasing. Calculate how much the Earth's surface temperature  would change if the transmissivity changes by ±0.01 (to 0.60 or to 0.62).   ___ °C per 1% transmissivity change.

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equattion : S/4 (1- a) = f*sigma*TS4

Solar Constant (W/m2)

S = 1361

How sensitive is the temperature of the earth to changes in the atmospheric transmissivity (f)?

 

The atmosphere is more transmissive (lets more radiation through) when CO2 and other greenhouse gases are lower. During the pre-industrial period, transmissivity (f) was probably around 62% (f = 0.62) and has been decreasing. Calculate how much the Earth's surface temperature  would change if the transmissivity changes by ±0.01 (to 0.60 or to 0.62).

 

___ °C per 1% transmissivity change. 

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