Earth's radiative response (Q514)

Subject, term, tag: Earth's radiative response

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Earth's radiative response	Subject, term, tag: Earth's radiative response

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

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Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group I: Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis

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Definition

The product of global mean surface air temperature (GSAT) change and the net feedback parameter (i.e. sum of all feedbacks), which determines the net top-of-atmosphere radiative flux that opposes a change in radiative forcing. Units: W m -2. (English)