Iris hypothesis
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iris-hypothesis-267-10705568
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Iris hypothesis
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The iris hypothesis was a hypothesis proposed by Richard Lindzen and colleagues in 2001 that suggested increased sea surface temperature in the tropics would result in reduced cirrus clouds and thus more infrared radiation leakage from Earth's atmosphere. His study of observed changes in cloud coverage and modeled effects on infrared radiation released to space as a result seemed to support the hypothesis. This suggested infrared radiation leakage was hypothesized to be a negative feedback in wh
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Hypothesis regarding infrared radiation leakage
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_hypothesis
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2024-02-19T11:09:47Z
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