Surface temperature and outgoing longwave radiation (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Surface temperature and outgoing longwave radiation

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Diagram depicting the two main processes for quasi-linear surface temperature and outgoing longwave radiation (OLR). Left: enhancement of meridional surface temperature gradient by the greenhouse effect of water vapor; Right: Re-routing part of OLR from warm places to cold places by poleward energy transport.

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Ming Cai and Xiaoming Hu

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