The Cause of Negative CO2 Forcing at the Top‐Of‐Atmosphere: The Role of Stratospheric Versus Tropospheric Temperature Inversions

Abstract Increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere usually reduces Earth's outgoing longwave radiation (OLR). The unusual case of Antarctica, where CO2 enhances OLR and implies a negative forcing, has previously been explained by the strong near‐surface inversion or extremely low surfac...

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Main Authors: Yan‐Ting Chen, Timothy M. Merlis, Yi Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL106433