Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 24, 241–259 (May 1967)

Balance

Sunlight in. Infrared out. The atmosphere holds some heat.

Manabe & Wetherald, 1967

Climate is energy, not last week’s weather

They modelled how heat moves through air, including water-vapour feedback, and asked what extra CO₂ does.

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