Variation in sunspot activity leads to variation in the solar constant by roughly 12 W/m 2 with

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Variation in sunspot activity leads to variation in the solar constant by roughly 1–2 W/m2 with a roughly 11 year cycle. Assuming an albedo of a = 0.3, estimate the radiative forcing arising from an increase in the solar constant by 2 W/m2. Using the IPCC mean result for feedback, what increase in surface temperature would this cause?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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