Instantaneous radiative forcing due to aerosol–radiation interactions (Q716)

Subject, term, tag: Instantaneous radiative forcing due to aerosol–radiation interactions

Instantaneous radiative forcing (or effect) due to aerosol–radiation interactions (IRFari)

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English	Instantaneous radiative forcing due to aerosol–radiation interactions	Subject, term, tag: Instantaneous radiative forcing due to aerosol–radiation interactions	Instantaneous radiative forcing (or effect) due to aerosol–radiation interactions (IRFari)

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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 radiative forcing (or radiative effect, if the perturbation is internally generated) of an aerosol perturbation due directly to aerosol–radiation interactions, with all environmental variables remaining unaffected. Traditionally known in the literature as the direct aerosol forcing (or effect). (English)