Sentences with phrase «sq meter forcing»

That is, a 1 watt / sq meter forcing has 600 times the strength of a geothermal effect.

I then applied a 1 watt / sq meter forcing to a 10 meter thick slab of ocean and he atmosphere above to get a warming of 0.6 C per year.

Since the actual loss of ice is similar in magnitude to this figure, I conclude that a 1 watt / sq meter forcing is «big enough» to produce the melting actually seen, whereas geothermal energy is much too small.