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water vapor feedback: a standalone construct

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Climate science

the amplification of warming that occurs because a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor, itself a greenhouse gas that traps more outgoing radiation.

In climate science, water vapor feedback refers to the amplification of warming that occurs because a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor, itself a greenhouse gas that traps more outgoing radiation. This meaning comes from Held (2000) in Annual Review of Energy and the Environment.[1]

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References

Held, I. M., & Soden, B. J. (2000). Water Vapor Feedback and Global Warming. Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, 25(1), 441-475. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.energy.25.1.441

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