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Title: Questions concerning the possible influence of anthropogenic CO/sub 2/ on atmospheric temperature

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Meteorol.; (United States)
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Estimates of the atmospheric temperature changes due to a doubling of CO/sub 2/ concentrations have been with a static radiative flux model. They yield temperature changes>0.25 K. It appears that the much larger changes predicted by other models arise from additional water vapor evaporated into the atmosphere and not from CO/sub 2/ itself.

Research Organization:
Department of Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139
OSTI ID:
5912721
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Meteorol.; (United States), Vol. 18:6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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