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A Re-radiation Model for the Earth’s Energy Budget and the Albedo Advantage in Global Warming Mitigation

Authors: Alec Feinberg

A solar geoengineering re-radiation model is developed for the global mean Earth’s energy budget (GMEEB) and results provide new insights. The GMEEB is depicted in terms of re-radiation events. We apply the model to 1950 and 2019 to illustrate its capability. To obtain the GMEEB, modeling only requires solar energy input, the re-radiation factor, and the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) forcing. The model then predicts the GMEEB with and without forcing. A 61.8% optimum re-radiation factor is found in modeling in the absence of forcing. Above or below this value, iterative transition states occur. We demonstrate the possible transitional states and how they may converge to a new GMEEB with its re-radiation GHG change. Results suggest that albedo controls have many advantages in reducing global warming. We find about 38% less reverse forcing would be needed for global albedo increases compared to GHG reductions to mitigate climate change.

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[v1] 2020-10-18 19:50:18
[v2] 2020-11-11 10:19:55
[v3] 2020-12-04 22:53:33
[v4] 2020-12-10 15:00:18
[v5] 2020-12-10 15:00:18

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