CONSEQUENCES OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF NON-CONDENSING GASES FROM EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
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FIGURE 14.13 The GISS ModelE shows that removing key greenhouse gases, including CO2, methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), from the atmosphere would lead to a rapid decline in water vapor, increased loss of infrared heat radiation at the top of the atmosphere, and precipitous decline in planetary temperature. (After Lacis et al., 2010)