A Hiatus of the Greenhouse Effect

• DOI: 10.1038/srep33315
• Publication Date: 2016-09-12T10:02:31Z
• Authors: Jinjie Song; Yuan Wang; Jianping Tang
• Keywords: Hiatus; Greenhouse effect; Water cycle

Abstract The rate at which the global average surface temperature is increasing has slowed down since end of last century. This study investigates whether this warming hiatus results from a change in well-known greenhouse effect. Using long-term, reliable, and consistent observational data Earth’s top atmosphere (TOA), two monthly gridded atmospheric effect parameters ( G s ) are estimated to represent radiative effects infrared range 1979 2014. over tropical monsoon-prone regions found contribute substantially total. Furthermore, downward tendency cloud activity leads after early 1990 s, prior pause. Additionally, pause mostly caused by high number La Niña events between 1991 A strong indicates suppressed convection central Pacific that reduces water vapor content volume. significantly weakened regional offsets enhanced influence other places decelerates rising work suggests can be served as an additional factor cause recent slowdown.