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Old 2nd Feb 2021, 09:04
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beardy
 
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Water droplet clouds, lower and medium levels, are the cause of overwhelmingly the most of the 'greenhouse effect' (CO2, methane, etc. are tiny by comparison).

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British Geological survey


Water vapour, as a gas, not droplet, has the greatest contribution to the 'greenhouse effect' and it is present throughout the whole depth of the atmosphere.


​​​​As an illustration of the relative importance of clouds compared to gasses in the terrestrial energy balance :

Note clear sky emissions to surface compared to {319}compared to cloud {26.6}

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