The influence of cryosphere and cloud cover area of the Earth on its energy balance and global climate

UDC 551.511.13

The influence of cryosphere and cloud cover area of the Earth on its energy balance and global climate

Abdussamatov H. I., Lapovok Yevgeniy V., Khankov S.I.


Abstract
The paper deals with influence of cryosphere and cloud cover area increment on the planetary thermodynamic temperature. Analysis is based the changes in the energy balance of the Earth. Formulae for the influence of albedo variations, atmosphere emissivity and emissivity of the Earth, and atmospheric transmission on the planetary temperature are given. The influence of the above factors on the climate changes is analyzed in terms of their small increments. The cloud cover change is shown to have major impact, cryosphere increment being of the second importance. Positive and negative feedback of the parameter with decreasing or increasing planetary temperature du to periodic long-term changes of solar constant are analyzed.

Keywords: cryosphere, climate, cloud cover area, solar constant, planetary temperature of the Earth


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