How does atmospheric thermal equilibration happen?

ChristianC123 wrote:
Radiative convective equilibrium of the atmosphere with a given distribution of relative humidity is computed as the asymptotic state of an initial value problem.
The results show that it takes almost twice as long to reach the state of radiative convective equilibrium for the atmosphere with a given distribution of relative humidity than for the atmosphere with a given distribution of absolute humidity.
Also, the surface equilibrium temperature of the former is almost twice as sensitive to change of various factors such as solar constant, CO2 content, O3 content, and cloudiness, than that of the latter, due to the adjustment of water vapor content to the temperature variation of the atmosphere

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Christian
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Tim the plumber wrote:
It's all radiative heat loss as there can be no conductive loss into a vacuum.

The hotter the body, in this case the earth, the faster it radiates heat.

The greenhouse theory has it that CO2 traps heat to some extent and allows less of the infrared to be released into space.

To get back to in equilibrium the ground would have to be hotter.

The Royal society quoted a thermal forcing (heating effect) of 3.2watts per square metre for a doubling of CO2 last time I looked. That would result in an increase in temperature of about 3 degrees c. Sounds nice to me.

yuno44907 wrote:
Scientists are stupid. Heat and light can become magnetic energy and humans collect magnetism for generating electricity. Basicly sun gives us energy and if we consume too much energy; Earth start to die. Basicly we have to kill all humans and destroy technology because technology destroying this planet. http://www.climate-debate.com/forum/climate-socrat-d10-e1704.php

redpillminded wrote:
Could someone with the expertise please explain how increased global atmospheric temperatures would equilibrate with the cold of space? My understanding is that increased heat (trapped from higher levels of GHGs), in the form of infrared light, should result in a feedback to reequilibrate earth temperature with that of space, maintaining a relatively homogenous temperature.
Does the infrared equilibration with space slow because of GHG troposphere insulation? Would the stratophere not conduct the heat away from earth at an increased pace in such a scenario?

yuno44907 wrote:
Heat, light, magnetism, electric all same thing;

all of them energy

and scientists are stupid.

Rich people are evil.

If we kill rich people

and destroy government;

everything will be okey.

yuno44907 wrote:
Heat, light, magnetism, electric all same thing; all of them energy and scientists are stupid. Rich people are evil. If we kill rich people and destroy government; everything will be okey.