Forcing the Climate

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Forcing the Climate
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Climate Forcing
Change in the Earths energy balance.
Radiative Forcing
Non-Radiative Forcing
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Radiative forcing

• Greenhouse gas radiative forcing
• Cloud radiative forcing
• Aerosol radiative forcing
• Solar radiative forcing
• Other radiative forcing
• a. Albedo
• b. Heat

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Non-radiative forcing

• Ocean circulation
• Atmospheric circulation
• Orographic lift

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Climate sensitivity

• It is a simple measure of the response of the
  climate system to a given climate forcing.

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Linear versus Non lenear