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

Jack Barrett, David Bellamy and Heinz Hug

Energy & Environment, 2006, vol. 17, issue 4, 603-607

Abstract: This paper represents a criticism of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) use of the value 0.5 K (W m −2 ) −1 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.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1260/095830506778644198

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