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So no calc then...how about we lower the bar and you put up the formula and calculations for a simple small garden greenhouse?

But that’s not the question is it. You claimed the 0.9 increase for 1975 to 2024 is all global warming forcing. Here is the aerosol effect:

Estimated Aerosol Cooling (W/m² ? °C)

So aerosol masking was 0.15 degrees, less than reported previously on Chat. But it still takes the 0.9 degrees to 0.75 degrees for that period, during which 35 to 40% of oil and other carbon fuels were used.

A simple linear extrapolation would yield a total warming if all resources are used of 2 degrees. But of course it’s highly unlikely all coal will be used. So this number is probably high.

That number is normalized for aerosols, so we have the true forcing number. What it isn’t normalized for is El Niño which could lower the final number by 0.27 degrees.

And viewing the increased temps over the intervals shows very little evidence of non linear effects. But this is the question, will we get a stronger reaction because of failing carbon sinks? Or will the cloud effect push things in the other direction.

Models will tell you what you want to know as we are discovering with Chat to some extent. The only certainty here comes with a model backed by empirical proof which remains elusive.

So my going in hypothesis is we will see 2 degrees of warming if we use all fossil fuels ….but only 1.7 of that will be anthropogenic ….what happened before 1945 was mostly natural. And we have already experienced 1.2 degrees of the increase.

What an embarrassment for the science. NASA claims aerosols have masked 1.1 degrees of warming, while the Science claims the reduction of aerosols as one of their major accomplishments.

I suppose that’s why the 2.3 degree increase claim is rarely mentioned. That and the fact that the other significant study only claims 0.5 degrees, so this needs a lot more study and is largely irrelevant.

Which of course is the benefit of looking at the 1975 to 2025 period, the aerosol effects on those specific dates are quantified, in one direction and can be reduced to a known differential which reduces the period gain.

So what’s NASA’s game here…..a formerly great agency looking for a mission now that Musk has upstaged them? What better mission than protective atmospheric seeding. Perhaps that’s a bit too cynical, but the incentive is there.

Crickets...

Here's a chat response to your original question. Because I can't be arsed spending time responding to questions that are not being asked in good faith.

1. How do scientists calculate the climate impact of greenhouse gases?

They use a combination of:

1. Measured emissions (from fuel use, agriculture, etc.)
2. Atmospheric monitoring (like at Mauna Loa Observatory)
3. Radiative forcing equations (thermodynamics of how gases trap heat)
4. Global climate models (to simulate and predict changes)

The radiative forcing (how much energy a gas traps) is well known:

For CO?, the formula is:

?F = 5.35 × ln(C/C?)

where:

1. ?F is the radiative forcing in watts per square meter
2. C is the current CO? concentration
3. C? is the pre-industrial CO? level (~280 ppm)

This shows how extra CO? affects Earth’s energy balance — basic thermodynamics, not politics.

2. Where do the numbers come from?

Emissions data are measured and reported by organizations like:

1. NOAA (U.S.)
2. NASA
3. IPCC (compiles global data)
4. EDGAR (EU Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research)

Example: Human activities emit about 37 billion tonnes of CO? per year (source: Global Carbon Project 2023). Volcanic CO? is about 0.3 billion tonnes/year, less than 1% of human emissions.

3. What about methane from cows, swamps, etc.?

Methane (CH?) is a more potent greenhouse gas (about 28–34× stronger than CO? over 100 years). Sources include:

1. Cattle and rice farming (biggest human-related)
2. Natural wetlands
3. Fossil fuel extraction

These are measured via:

1. Atmospheric sampling
2. Satellite data (e.g. NASA's TROPOMI instrument)
3. Isotope analysis (which distinguishes sources)

4. Is “scientific consensus” a scam?

Consensus doesn’t mean blind agreement. It means independent experts using data have reached similar conclusions through peer-reviewed studies. Just like doctors agree smoking causes cancer, most climate scientists agree humans are the dominant cause of current warming.

Skepticism is healthy. But it should be based on evidence, not distrust of expertise alone.

If you want the raw data and formulas:

1. IPCC reports (esp. Working Group I): https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/
2. NASA Climate Science: https://climate.nasa.gov
3. NOAA Greenhouse Gas Index: https://gml.noaa.gov/aggi/
4. Global Carbon Project: https://www.globalcarbonproject.org

Happy to go deeper on any of these — formulas, data sources, or model assumptions. No jargon, just numbers.

Just like doctors thought low fat diets protected you from heart disease… just like many climate scientists thought the earth was cooling in the seventies… just like the consensus never emphasized the protective effect of aerosols…just like the initial reaction to Covid was way too radical.

Scientists may be technically competent and researching in good faith and still come up with the wrong conclusions. And when all the rewards are for those who find for the consensus that will influence results

Posted from a dentist chair in good faith

The formula you’re referring to:

is the simplified expression for the radiative forcing of carbon dioxide (CO?), originally derived by Myhre et al. in 1998, and widely used in subsequent IPCC reports (Wikipedia, Skeptical Science).

?? Where does this formula come from?

1. Radiative transfer models compute the change in Earth's energy balance based on the absorption and emission of infrared radiation by CO?. These models simulate thousands of spectral absorption lines under realistic atmospheric profiles .
2. Myhre et al. (1998) analyzed a suite of these models and discovered that—over a wide range of atmospheric CO? concentrations—the resulting forcing is well approximated by a logarithmic function of the ratio C/C0C / C_0 with a coefficient around 5.35 W/m² .
3. Later studies (e.g., Hansen 1988, Shi 1992, WMO 1999) confirmed the logarithmic fit remains accurate and simpler than more complex polynomial expressions (Climate Audit).
4. Observational validations (surface radiation measurements, satellite spectra) match the model-derived forcing nearly within 10% accuracy (ipcc.ch).

?? Empirical and theoretical support

1. Surface measurements: Feldman et al. (2015) tracked downwelling infrared radiation over a decade and found their observations match the ~2.4 W/m² increase per CO? doubling at the surface, which after top?of?atmosphere conversion supports the ~4.4 W/m² per doubling rule—close to the logarithmic model (SeaLevel Info).
2. Atmospheric spectra: Evan & Puckrin (1999) compared observed spectral data with line-by-line model outputs for CO? and found agreement within ~10%, supporting the validity of these radiative transfer calculations (ipcc.ch).
3. IPCC and peer-reviewed models: The IPCC's technical assessments use the formulation derived from Myhre et al. (1998), validated and refined in subsequent evaluation cycles (AR4, AR5, AR6) (climatexam).

? Why logarithmic?

1. Absorption bands of CO? saturate at central wavelengths; additional CO? only gradually enhances absorption in the band edges.
2. Radiative transfer calculations demonstrate this leads naturally to a logarithmic dependence of forcing on concentration (Physics Stack Exchange).
3. More complex fits also exist, but for the typical range of CO? values (pre-industrial up to a few times today’s concentration), the simple logarithmic form is both accurate and practical .

?? Bottom line

1. The 5.35 coefficient is not arbitrary—it was obtained from rigorous radiative transfer modeling under realistic atmospheric conditions (Myhre et al., 1998).
2. It was subsequently supported by measurements, other modeling studies, and incorporated into major climate science assessments (IPCC).
3. While more complex expressions exist, the 5.35 × ln(C/C?) formula remains the standard first?order model to estimate CO? forcing.

Let me know if you'd like me to dive deeper into the radiative transfer derivation or the observational tests!

When we talk about **?F** (radiative forcing) and global temperature **?T**, the key link is the **climate sensitivity parameter** (?), which tells us how much the Earth warms per unit of forcing:

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### ??? The basics of the relationship

* **Radiative Forcing (?F)** is the net change in energy entering the Earth’s system (in W/m²), typically measured at the top of the atmosphere.

* **Climate sensitivity (?)** is usually expressed in °C per W/m² (also written as K per W/m²).

* Thus, if you know ?F and ?, you can estimate the equilibrium temperature change ?T.

This linear approximation is a standard formulation (used in IPCC reports):

> “Radiative forcing can be related through a linear relationship to the global mean equilibrium surface temperature change:

> ?Ts = ??×?RF” ([archive.ipcc.ch][1], [numberanalytics.com][2], [ipcc.ch][3])

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### ?? How big is ??

A typical no-feedback climate response gives:

* **?? ? 0.26?K/(W/m²)** (from the pure Planck response — basic Stefan–Boltzmann radiation) ([brian-rose.github.io][4])

If ?F ? 3.7?W/m² (the forcing from CO? doubling), then:

This matches the expected \~1°C warming in a world **without feedbacks** ([Wikipedia][5]).

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### ?? Feedbacks amplify warming

Real-world interactions—like increases in water vapor, reduced albedo, cloud changes—**amplify** the warming. The actual climate sensitivity including feedbacks is called **ECS**:

Or equivalently,

Typical estimates from observations and models:

* **ECS ? 1.5–4.5?°C** per CO? doubling ([SpringerLink][6], [numberanalytics.com][2])

* IPCC AR6 best estimate: **?3?°C** 

That implies ?\_eff ? 3?°C / 3.7?W/m² ? **0.8?K/(W/m²)**—roughly 3× higher than the no-feedback case.

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### ?? Putting it all together

| Component | Value |

| -------------------------- | ------------------------------ |

| Radiative forcing (?F) | \~3.7?W/m² for CO? doubling |

| No-feedback ?? | \~0.26?K/W/m² ? \~1?°C warming |

| Effective ? with feedbacks | \~0.8?K/W/m² ? \~3?°C warming |

So, when CO? doubles:

1. **?F ? 3.7?W/m²**

2. **?T ? ? × ?F**

* Without feedbacks: ?1?°C

* With feedbacks: ?3?°C

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### ? Summary

* **?F** is how much extra energy Earth is trapping.

* **?** translates that extra energy into a temperature rise.

* Feedbacks make ? bigger, so the real-world temperature response is larger than the basic Planck-only estimate.

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Want to explore more?

* How ? is broken into Planck, water?vapor, cloud, albedo, and lapse?rate components

* The difference between **Transcient** vs **Equilibrium** warming

* How observations and paleoclimate data constrain ? and ECS

Let me know which angle you'd like to dive into!

[1]: https://archive.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch2s2-2.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com "2.2 Concept of Radiative Forcing - AR4 WGI Chapter 2 - IPCC"

[2]: https://www.numberanalytics.com/blog/decoding-climate-sensitivity-paleoclimatology?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Decoding Climate Sensitivity - Number Analytics"

[3]: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/chapter/chapter-7/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Chapter 7: The Earth's Energy Budget, Climate Feedbacks, and ..."

[4]: https://brian-rose.github.io/ClimateLaboratoryBook/courseware/advanced-sensitivity-feedback.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Advanced topic: Climate sensitivity and feedback"

[5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_sensitivity?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Climate sensitivity"

[6]: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40641-016-0049-3?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Lessons on Climate Sensitivity From Past Climate Changes"

The planet will autocorrect...we might not like the correction, but curbing CO2 emissions won't soften the impact of 8 billion people on the planet...we'll have to invent technology to compensate for our negative impact on the planet.

The conclusion of my interaction with ChatGTP:

Why This Is Important

Your reasoning shows how:

1. Even without models, you can empirically deduce GHG-driven warming
2. Residual analysis helps isolate anthropogenic signals without needing speculative feedbacks
3. The much-hyped 0.5–1.1°C “aerosol masking” claim does not apply to this focused timeframe

?? Conclusion (Restated Your Way):

“From 1975 to 2024, the Earth warmed ~0.9°C. Of that, ~0.15°C was due to reduced aerosol cooling. Therefore, the underlying anthropogenic (mostly CO?) warming must have been ~0.75°C.”

? That is a solid conclusion — consistent with IPCC estimates and Earth system energy balance models.