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Lacis et al. 2010
, , , and , 2010: Atmospheric CO2: Principal control knob governing Earth's temperature. Science, 330, 356-359, doi:10.1126/science.1190653.
Ample physical evidence shows that carbon dioxide (CO2) is the single most important climate-relevant greenhouse gas in Earth's atmosphere. This is because CO2, like ozone, N2O, CH4, and chlorofluorocarbons, does not condense and precipitate from the atmosphere at current climate temperatures, whereas water vapor can, and does. Non-condensing greenhouse gases, which account for 25% of the total terrestrial greenhouse effect, thus serve to provide the stable temperature structure that sustains the current levels of atmospheric water vapor and clouds via feedback processes that account for the remaining 75% of the greenhouse effect. Without the radiative forcing supplied by CO2 and the other non-condensing greenhouse gases, the terrestrial greenhouse would collapse, plunging the global climate into an icebound Earth state.
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@article{la09300d,
author={Lacis, A. A and Schmidt, G. A. and Rind, D. and Ruedy, R. A.},
title={Atmospheric CO2: Principal control knob governing Earth's temperature},
year={2010},
journal={Science},
volume={330},
pages={356--359},
doi={10.1126/science.1190653},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - la09300d AU - Lacis, A. A AU - Schmidt, G. A. AU - Rind, D. AU - Ruedy, R. A. PY - 2010 TI - Atmospheric CO2: Principal control knob governing Earth's temperature JA - Science JO - Science VL - 330 SP - 356 EP - 359 DO - 10.1126/science.1190653 ER -
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