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's outgoing infrared radiation slowly decrease in the CO₂ "wings" over the last 17 years as CO₂ rose +37 ppm:pic.twitter.com/CVRVyXjuCW
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Since this is exclusively cloud-clear data, I think the most likely cause of the difference is the (unknown) vertical temperature profile (VTP). Earth’s atmosphere is alternating layers of warm-cold-warm-cold-warm:pic.twitter.com/b4OyFdk6ON
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A model receives as an input the vertical temperature profile. The “1976 standard atmosphere” is one of several profiles commonly used:pic.twitter.com/Z0nLAgJlBY
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