Anthropogenic forcing and response yield observed positive trend in Earth’s energy imbalance

Shiv Priyam Raghuraman (), David Paynter and V. Ramaswamy
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Shiv Priyam Raghuraman: Princeton University
David Paynter: NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
V. Ramaswamy: Princeton University

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract The observed trend in Earth’s energy imbalance (TEEI), a measure of the acceleration of heat uptake by the planet, is a fundamental indicator of perturbations to climate. Satellite observations (2001–2020) reveal a significant positive globally-averaged TEEI of 0.38 ± 0.24 Wm−2decade−1, but the contributing drivers have yet to be understood. Using climate model simulations, we show that it is exceptionally unlikely (

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24544-4

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