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Applying Econometrics to the Carbon Dioxide “Control Knob”
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This paper tests various propositions underlying claims that observed global temperature change is mostly attributable to anthropogenic noncondensing greenhouse gases, and that although water vapour is recognized to be a dominant contributor to the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) effect, that effect is merely a “feedback” from rising temperatures initially resulting only from “non-condensing” GHGs and not at all from variations in preexisting naturally caused atmospheric water vapour (i.e., [H2O]).
However, this paper shows that “initial radiative forcing” is not exclusively attributable to forcings from noncondensing GHG, both because atmospheric water vapour existed before there were any significant increases in GHG concentrations or temperatures and also because there is no evidence that such increases have produced measurably higher [H2O].
The paper distinguishes between forcing and feedback impacts of water vapour and contends that it is the primary forcing agent, at much more than 50% of the total GHG gas effect.
That means that controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide is unlikely to be an effective “control knob” as claimed by Lacis et al.
(2010).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Curtin, Timothy. 2012. Applying Econometrics to the Carbon Dioxide “Control Knob”. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496701
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Curtin, Timothy. Applying Econometrics to the Carbon Dioxide “Control Knob”. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496701
American Medical Association (AMA)
Curtin, Timothy. Applying Econometrics to the Carbon Dioxide “Control Knob”. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496701
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496701