What do climate models tell us about global warming? |
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| Authors: | Christopher Essex |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, N6A 5B9 London, Canada |
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| Abstract: | It has become widely accepted that an increase in the infrared optical depth of the atmosphere must lead to an increase in the global surface temperature. It is demonstrated here that this need not be so, implying a limited predictive capability for modern climate models. |
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| Keywords: | Global warming greenhouse effect heat radiation climate models physical invariance ad hoc invariance convection albedo |
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