A Tutorial on the Basic Physics of Climate Change
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Abstract
In this paper, we have used several basic atmospheric–physics models to show that additional carbon dioxide will warm the surface of Earth. We also show that observed solar variations cannot account for observed global temperature increase.
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David W. Hafemeister and Peter V. Schwartz. "A Tutorial on the Basic Physics of Climate Change" Physics and Society Newsletter 37.3 (2008): 3-5.
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