CLIMATE
FEEDBACKS
If
the climateÕs response to an increase in greenhouse gases were simply to
increase its temperature
to compensate for the increase in greenhouse
trapping of infrared radiation, the climate change problem would be quite simple. Unfortunately, there are climate
feedbacks that come
into play, influencing the climateÕs response. The
main climate feedbacks are:
(1) Water vapor feedback
(2) Surface albedo feedback
(3) Cloud feedback