February 25, 2015 Journal article Open Access

Observational determination of surface radiative forcing by CO2 from 2000 to 2010

Feldman, D. R.; Collins, W. D.; Gero, P. J.; Torn, M. S.; Mlawer, E. J.; Shippert, T. R.

Empirical evidence for the effect of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels on Earth's surface energy balance is presented: the increase in surface radiative forcing from 2000 to 2010 measured at two sites is directly attributable to the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide over that decade and agrees with model results.