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Background Solar Irradiance and the Climate of the Earth in the End of the 20th Century
Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia
Metla, Rovaniemi, Finland
Metla, Rovaniemi, Finland
- 1 Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia
- 2 Metla, Rovaniemi, Finland
- 3 Metla, Rovaniemi, Finland
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences·Volume 02 (2012)·Pages 191–195·Published 26 April 2012·DOI10.4236/acs.2012.22019
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Abstract
The possible response of global climate to the changes of background radiation derived from satellite measurement during 1983-2001 is analyzed. Estimation is made by means of one-dimensional energy-balance climatic model. It is shown that the increase of the global surface radiation by 3 W × m–2 through 1983-2001 should result in a corresponding rise of temperature, which exceeds the actual observed values by 0.6?C - 2.0?C. Possible causes of such disagreement are discussed.
KeywordsClimateSolar Irradiance
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