New Study: Satellite Evidence Shows Absorbed Shortwave Radiation Has Been Increasing Since 2000

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New Study: Satellite Evidence Shows Absorbed Shortwave Radiation Has Been Increasing Since 2000
By Kenneth Richard on 14. March 2024

The warming of the oceans since the turn of the century can easily be explained by the increasing trend in absorbed solar radiation.

Earth’s energy imbalance was determined to be +0.6 W/m² during the first decade of the 21st century (Stephens et al., 2012) using satellite observations. However, uncertainty in this positive 
Image Source: Stephens et al., 2012

According to a new study (Kato and Rose, 2024), absorbed shortwave irradiance has been increasing since 2000 at a rate of +0.68 W/m² per decade. This can explain why the top of atmosphere (TOA) energy imbalance has been “increasing with time.”

This positive imbalance “leads mostly to heating ocean,” and it fully accounts for the surface imbalance estimate (0.68 W/m² versus 0.6 W/m²).

https://notrickszone.com/2024/03/14/new-study-satellite-evidence-shows-absorbed-shortwave-radiation-has-been-increasing-since-2000/

[DefiantMassRINO]

This weekend, some climate nitwit was saying that low-sulfur ship fuel requirements could be contributing to rising ocean temperatures.

Apparently, cleaner air deflects less of the sun rays away from the Earth.  And, this allows more of the sun's ray to heat the oceans.

 

So, more air pollution is good for Climate Change?

[Fishrrman]

RINO wonders:
"So, more air pollution is good for Climate Change?"

Yup.

Or, to steal a line from "Apocalypse Now":
"I love the smell of coal smoke in the morning...
Smells like... prosperity!"

(be sure to open this full-size):

[Smokin Joe]

So...let me get this straight...

The environmental movement is responsible for Global Warming/Climate Change.

My, what an inconvenient truth!