Satellites Confirm 2000-2022 Warming Driven by Rising Solar Radiation
by Kenneth Richard Sep 10, 2024
Satellite observations from CERES (Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System) indicate cloud cover has declined since 2000. [emphasis, links added]
Declining cloud cover has meant less shortwave radiation has been reflected to space, increasing the solar radiation absorbed by the Earth’s surface (ocean).
Earth’s Energy Imbalance (the net difference between incoming and outgoing energy) has been increasingly positive since 2000, rising from an average of +0.5 W/m² from 2000 to 2010 to +1 W/m² in the last decade.
This positive trend is the consequence of the +0.9 W/m² increasing trend in absorbed solar radiation (ASR) due to this observed decline in cloud cover.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/satellites-confirm-2000-2022-warming-driven-by-rising-solar-radiation/
