Research Article
Radiation Transfer Calculations and Assessment of Global Warming by CO2
Table 10
Calculated equilibrium climate sensitivities under different feedback conditions.
| Line number | Clouds | Water vapor | Lapse rate (%/°C) | Albedo (%/°C) | Convection (W/m2/°C) | Evaporation (W/m2/°C) | Feedback (W/m2/°C) | | (%) | | (°C) | Rel. |
| 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 1.79 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | — | on | — | — | — | — | | 2.81 | 1.57 | 3 | 0 | — | — | | — | — | — | | 1.55 | 0.87 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | | — | — | | 2.01 | 1.12 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | | 1.68 | 0.94 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | | 1.06 | 0.59 | 7 | 0 | — | on | | | | | | 2.25 | 1.26 | 8 | 0 | — | on | | | — | — | | 2.61 | 1.46 | 9 | 0 | — | on | | | 13 | — | | 2.20 | 1.23 | 10 | 0 | — | on | | | 5 | 5 | | 1.33 | 0.74 |
| 11 | 66 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1.09 | 1.00 | 12 | 66 | 0 | on | — | — | — | — | | 1.24 | 1.14 | 13 | 66 | 0 | — | | — | — | — | | 0.93 | 0.85 | 14 | 66 | 0 | — | — | | — | — | | 1.19 | 1.10 | 15 | 66 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | — | | 1.07 | 0.98 | 16 | 66 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | | 0.61 | 0.56 | 17 | 66 | 1.05 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1.31 | 1.21 | 18 | 66 | 5.4 | — | — | — | — | — | | 2.53 | 2.33 | 19 | 66 | 0 | on | | — | — | — | | 1.04 | 0.95 | 20 | 66 | 0 | on | | | — | — | | 1.13 | 1.04 | 21 | 66 | 0 | on | | | 13 | — | | 1.06 | 0.98 | 22 | 66 | 0 | on | | | — | 5 | | 0.62 | 0.57 | 23 | 66 | 1.05 | on | | | 5 | 5 | | 0.74 | 0.68 | 24 | 66 | 5.4 | on | | | 5 | 5 | | 1.22 | 1.12 |
| AR5 | 66 | 1.05 | = 1.1 W/m2/K | | — | — | | 2.93 | 2.70 |
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