Answer by bpl1960 for Shouldn't $CO_2$ forcing depend on the surface...
CO2 doesn't reflect heat at all. It absorbs it, then radiates because it's warm and has a non-zero emissivity. Some of that heat goes down toward the ground; that's the greenhouse effect.
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Radiative forcing is the change in the net, downward minus upward, radiative flux (expressed in Watts per square metre; W m-2) at the tropopause or top of atmosphere due to a change in an external...
View ArticleAnswer by David White for Shouldn't $CO_2$ forcing depend on the surface...
This is more of an observation than an answer. The term "radiative forcing" is a linear, one-dimensional way of describing the effect of CO2 in the atmosphere. There are MANY effects going on that...
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When I read about radiative forcing due to CO2 it says:"Radiative forcing is a measure of the influence a factor has in altering the balance of incoming and outgoing energy in the Earth-atmosphere...
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