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1 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey USA robock@envsci.rutgers.edu http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~robock Climate Dynamics 11:670:461 Lecture 6, 9/23/13

2 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences The Arctic Oscillation Thompson and Wallace (1998) Stronger polar vortex Winter warming Positive mode is the same as the response to volcanic aerosols.

3 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Fig. 4.1

4 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Fig. 4.2

5 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Fig. 4.3

6 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Fig. 4.4

7 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Fig. 4.5

8 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Fig. 4.6

9 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences A =  r 2 r A = 4  r 2 Greenhouse Effect TsTs Emission =  T e 4 S 0 = 1368 W m -2   = planetary albedo (0.30) Sun Earth

10 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Global Energy Balance Incoming Energy = Outgoing Energy  r 2 S 0 (1-  ) = 4  r 2  T e 4 r=radius of Earth S 0 = solar constant (1368 W/m 2 )  =planetary albedo (0.30)  =Stefan-Boltzmann constant (5.67 x 10 8 W m -2 K -4 ) T e =effective temperature of the Earth T s =observed global average surface temperature Greenhouse Effect T s =288 K T e =255 K 33 K (33C° = 59F°) Greenhouse Effect

11 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences S 0 = “solar constant” = 1368 W/m 2  = planetary albedo = 0.30 T e = effective temperature T s = surface temperature Greenhouse gases Greenhouse Effect Ts4Ts4 Te4Te4 T s = 288K = 15°C (Observed) Sensible and latent heat Te4Te4 T s = T e = 255K = -18°C  T e 4 Greenhouse Effect

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14 Alan Robock Department of Environmental Sciences Robock (1983) SME OSIRIS SAGE II, III


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