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ΔF=αln⁡ ⁣(CC0)\Delta F = \alpha \ln\!\left(\frac{C}{C_0}\right)

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The third layer is the direct check on the whole chain: does measured forcing show up as a measured energy imbalance at the top of the atmosphere and inside the climate system? This is where the ocean enters as an instrument rather than a passive backdrop, addressed below. is the standard simplified radiative-forcing relation for CO2, where C0C_0 is a reference concentration, C the current concentration, and α\alpha an empirically constrained coefficient (commonly near 5.35 W m⁻² in widely used formulations). Its logarithmic form is itself an empirical and physical result: it reflects the fact that CO2’s absorption bands are already partially saturated at pre-industrial concentrations, so each…

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ΔF=αln⁡ ⁣(CC0)\Delta F = \alpha \ln\!\left(\frac{C}{C_0}\right)

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The third layer is the direct check on the whole chain: does measured forcing show up as a measured energy imbalance at the top of the atmosphere and inside the climate system? This is where the ocean enters as an instrument rather than a passive backdrop, addressed below. is the standard simplified radiative-forcing relation for CO2, where C0C_0 is a reference concentration, C the current concentration, and α\alpha an empirically constrained coefficient (commonly near 5.35 W m⁻² in widely used formulations). Its logarithmic form is itself an empirical and physical result: it reflects the fact that CO2’s absorption bands are already partially saturated at pre-industrial concentrations, so each…

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  • α\alpha: the empirically constrained coefficient (commonly near 5.
  • CC: the current concentration.
  • C0C_0: a reference concentration.
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