Not exact matches
Radiative
equilibrium at small LW optical thickness occurs when the whole atmosphere has a temperature such that the Planck function is about half of that of the surface (a skin temperature), whereas at larger LW optical thicknesses, the
equilibrium profile has a signficant drop in the Planck function through the atmosphere, approaching half the OLR value at TOA and approaching the surface value
towards the surface — of course, convection near the surface will bring a closer match between surface and surface -
air temperatures.
The observed climate is just the
equilibrium response to such variations with the positions of the
air circulation systems and the speed of the hydrological cycle always adjusting to bring energy differentials between all the many ocean and atmosphere layers back
towards equilibrium (Wilde's Law?).
The observed climate is just the
equilibrium response to such variations with the positions of the
air circulation systems and the speed of the hydrological cycle always adjusting to bring energy differentials above and below the troposphere back
towards equilibrium (Wilde's Law?).
I say this seems at odds with your statement «The observed climate is just the
equilibrium response to such variations with the positions of the
air circulation systems and the speed of the hydrological cycle always adjusting to bring energy differentials above and below the troposphere back
towards equilibrium (Wilde's Law?).»