Direct observation of Earth’s spectral long-wave feedback parameter

• Published in: Nature geoscience Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 416 - 421
• Main Authors: Roemer, Florian E., Buehler, Stefan A., Brath, Manfred, Kluft, Lukas, John, Viju O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.05.2023; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106/35/823; 704/106/694; 704/106/694/2786; Climate; Climate feedback; Climate models; Climate sensitivity; Distribution; Earth; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earth System Sciences; Feedback; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; Global climate; Global climate models; Humidity; Interannual variability; Long wave radiation; Outgoing long-wave radiation; Parameter sensitivity; Relative humidity; Satellite observation; Satellites; Seasonal variability; Spectral bands; Spectral sensitivity; Stabilizing; Temperature changes; Vertical distribution; Water vapor

The spectral long-wave feedback parameter represents how Earth’s outgoing long-wave radiation adjusts to temperature changes and directly impacts Earth’s climate sensitivity. Most research so far has focused on the spectral integral of the feedback parameter. Spectrally resolving the feedback parame...