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2012-01-04 12:47:16 | Between what altitudes does 90% of the effect of CO2 occur ? | |
John Cook john@skepticalscience... 121.223.98.11 |
Can anyone help with these questions?
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2012-01-04 15:09:40 | ||
Daniel Bailey Daniel Bailey yooper49855@hotmail... 97.83.150.37 |
From a personal communication with Kevin Trenberth:
Hope some of that was applicable. | |
2012-01-04 15:11:12 | ||
Daniel Bailey Daniel Bailey yooper49855@hotmail... 97.83.150.37 |
Looking back, maybe not so much | |
2012-01-04 15:36:08 | ||
Glenn Tamblyn glenn@thefoodgallery.com... 124.180.54.135 |
I can't help much John but one observation. The altitude range for the GH Effect is wavelength dependent. In those bands where H2O is at play the upper altitude is much lower since H2O condenses out with altitude. CO2 and Ozone are much higher, seemingly up into the stratosphere at the centre of their bands. In fact the relatively constant brightness temperature you see at the bottom of the CO2 'notch' probably says that in those bands Top of Atmosphere is above the Tropopause, in the lower Stratosphere where temps are steady. The central spike in the notch will be even higher, up where the stratosphere ais actually warming with altitude. The edges of the notch probably reflect an ever decreasing altitude until it merges into the H2O region. I don't know haw many layers Plass used. It couldn't have been many or the valves on the old computer would have started melting. | |
2012-01-05 19:13:57 | ||
Ari Jokimäki arijmaki@yahoo... 192.100.112.203 |
Just a few pointers: Weak Northern and Strong Tropical Land Carbon Uptake from Vertical Profiles of Atmospheric CO2. |