TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Topic |
Page |
| Temperature |
4 |
| Heat and Radiation |
5 |
| A First Estimate of Earth’s Surface Temperature |
7 |
| Historical Temperatures (first look) |
9 |
| Earthshine: Albedo of the Earth |
11 |
| Earth’s Energy Budget |
15 |
| Surface Temperature Versus Latitude |
18 |
| Paleo-temperature: What is the Past History? |
20 |
| The Recent Past: Measurements of CO2 and CH4 |
25 |
| Insolation: Orbital Effects on the Solar Irradiation of Earth. |
26 |
| How the Greenhouse Gases Produce Their Warming Effect: CO2 |
28 |
| A Question Somebody Asked |
30 |
| How the Greenhouse Gases Produce Their Warming Effect: CH4 |
31 |
| Where does the Methane Come From? |
33 |
| Roundup of Radiative Forcing (RF) for CO2, CH4 and N2O |
35 |
| Forcing Heat Goes Mainly into the Oceans |
37 |
| How Much Sea Level Rise Do We Expect From the RF Heat Input? |
38 |
| Future Sea Level |
44 |
| What Future Temperature Should We Expect? |
45 |
| Radiative Transport in the Atmosphere: Supplement |
50 |
| Evaporation to the Rescue? |
52 |
| Habitability |
55 |
| Practical Measures |
56 |
| Refresher Course |
57 |
| About the Author |
59 |
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