Enhanced shortwave absorption by water vapor increases effective climate sensitivity via accelerated AMOC recovery

Abstract Climate models exhibit substantial inter-model spread in climate sensitivity, typically attributed to uncertainty in cloud feedbacks. In contrast, the influence of clear-sky shortwave absorption (SWA) remains underexplored, despite its substantial uncertainty. Using a single-model framework...

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Main Authors: Doseok Lee, Hanjun Kim, Sarah M. Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01169-8
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