1-12: Global Energy Balance

1-12: En Español 1-12: Em Português
Eugene S. Takle
© 1997, 2002

Introduction

Energy Balance

Water Vapor

Clouds

Trace Gases

Quantifying the Global Energy Balance

Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming

Surface Reflectivity

Greenhouse Gas Absorption Spectrum

Surface Temperature Regulation

Effects of Adding Specific Amounts of Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse Gas Lifetimes in the Atmosphere

Radiative Forcing

Natural Variations of Radiative Forcing

Increase in Radiative Forcing due to Humans