Comment on "Clouds and the Faint Young Sun Paradox" by Goldblatt and Zahnle (2011)

Goldblatt and Zahnle (2011) raise a number of issues related to the possibility that cirrus clouds can provide a solution to the faint young sun paradox. Here, we argue that: (1) climates having a lower than present mean surface temperature cannot be discarded as solutions to the faint young sun par...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: R. Rondanelli, R. S. Lindzen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-03-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/8/701/2012/cp-8-701-2012.pdf