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Q3.28. What does an analysis of Earth's global energy budget indicate about the global climate system? (Hint: Recall that a system in thermal equilibrium experiences no net change in temperature.) It's currently in equilibrium, radiating as much energy from the top of the atmosphere as it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating sometimes more and sometimes less energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating more energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating less energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs.

Q3.28. What does an analysis of Earth's global energy budget indicate about the global climate system? (Hint: Recall that a system in thermal equilibrium experiences no net change in temperature.) It's currently in equilibrium, radiating as much energy from the top of the atmosphere as it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating sometimes more and sometimes less energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating more energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating less energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs.

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Q3.28. What does an analysis of Earth's global energy budget indicate about the global climate system? (Hint: Recall that a system in thermal equilibrium experiences no net change in temperature.) It's currently in equilibrium, radiating as much energy from the top of the atmosphere as it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating sometimes more and sometimes less energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating more energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating less energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. Submit Q3.29. Three of the following statements are reasons why climatologists have considerable confidence in global climate models (GCMs). Which statement is NOT? GCMs produce realistic weather patterns and storm events, even though these phenomena are not specifically coded in the models. GCMs produce global mean temperature changes similar to observed real-world changes, when the models are driven by realistic historical forcings. GCMs describe both climate and weather in perfect detail, because they are meticulously constructed and continuously updated. GCMs are designed to be driven by basic, universal physical laws that are well understood, such as the conservation of energy, mass and momentum.
Transcribed Image Text:Q3.28. What does an analysis of Earth's global energy budget indicate about the global climate system? (Hint: Recall that a system in thermal equilibrium experiences no net change in temperature.) It's currently in equilibrium, radiating as much energy from the top of the atmosphere as it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating sometimes more and sometimes less energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating more energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. It's currently out of equilibrium, radiating less energy from the top of the atmosphere than it absorbs. Submit Q3.29. Three of the following statements are reasons why climatologists have considerable confidence in global climate models (GCMs). Which statement is NOT? GCMs produce realistic weather patterns and storm events, even though these phenomena are not specifically coded in the models. GCMs produce global mean temperature changes similar to observed real-world changes, when the models are driven by realistic historical forcings. GCMs describe both climate and weather in perfect detail, because they are meticulously constructed and continuously updated. GCMs are designed to be driven by basic, universal physical laws that are well understood, such as the conservation of energy, mass and momentum.
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