Sentences with phrase «downward long wave radiation»

Hockey Schtick January 21, 2014 at 5:01 pm There remains a misunderstanding of the atmospheric GHG effect, especially the effect of the contribution of downward long wave radiation to water.

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Francis & Hunter found a positive correlation between lack of ice and the downward long - wave radiation, something they attributed primarily to cloudiness.
I have asked a few oceanologists about skin effect and downward mixing of energy from short and long wave radiation, but there seem to be as many opinions as there are oceanologists.
Francis & Hunter found that the downward long - wave radiation associated with a retreating sea - ice extent is more important (a stronger effect) than cloud modulation of SW also associated with the sea - ice extent.
Heat flows downward in the form of long and short wave radiation.
Downward long - wave or infrared radiation from the atmosphere to the surface is a vital component to warming the Earth's surface.
He uses Kirchhoff's law and the two energy balances (ground to lower atmosphere, upper atmosphere to space) to derive the result: The long wave upward radiation from the surface is limited to 1.5 times the short wave downward radiation from the Sun.
Page 38 of that paper shows that long wave radiation has been increasing over the duration of that 16 years until about 2003 at which time it goes flat or slightly downward.
Also, since you agree with P&O's description of how the greenhouse effect works (i.e. downward long - wave radiation warms the lower atmosphere and the ground), will you retract statements like the following «-LSB-...] I demonstrate that the down - welling radiation hypothesis divulged by the proponents of the anthropogenic global warming [is] incompatible with the laws of thermodynamics.»
I honestly do not know what people are measuring, when they claim to measure «downward - welling long - wave radiation» or «back radiation» or «sky radiation» or whatever the preferred term of the day is.
Also, since you agree with P&O's description of how the greenhouse effect works (i.e. downward long - wave radiation warms the lower atmosphere and the ground), will you retract statements like the following «-LSB-...]
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