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A New Basic One-Dimensional One-Layer Model Obtains Excellent Agreement With The Observed Earth Temperature

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  • RAINER LINK

    (EIKE, European Institute for Climate and Energy, P. O. Box 11011, 07722 Jena, Germany)

  • HORST-JOACHIM LÜDECKE

    (EIKE, European Institute for Climate and Energy, P. O. Box 11011, 07722 Jena, Germany)

Abstract

The Earth radiation and energy budget is calculated by a manifold of rather complex Global Circulation Models. Their outcome mostly cannot identify integral radiation or energy budget relations. Therefore it is reasonable to look at more basic models to identify the main aspects of the model results. The simplest one of all of those is a one-dimensional one-layer model. However, most of these models — two are discussed here — suffer the drawback that they do not include essential contributions and relations between the atmospheric layer and the Earth. The one-dimensional one-layer model presented here integrates sensible and latent heat, the absorption of solar radiation and the direct emission of the long wave radiation to space in addition to the standard correlations. For the atmospheric layer two different long wave fluxes are included, top of atmosphere to space and bulk emission to Earth. The reflections of long wave radiation are taken into account. It is shown that this basic model is in excellent agreement with the observed integrated global energy budget.

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  • Rainer Link & Horst-Joachim Lüdecke, 2011. "A New Basic One-Dimensional One-Layer Model Obtains Excellent Agreement With The Observed Earth Temperature," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(05), pages 449-455.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:22:y:2011:i:05:n:s0129183111016361
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183111016361
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