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Equilibrium climate

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005434

The hypothetical steady state of the Earth's climate system after it has fully adjusted to a sustained change in radiative forcing, such as a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This state represents a long-term balance between incoming and outgoing energy. Reaching equilibrium climate can take centuries to millennia.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005434
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005434",
  "term": "Equilibrium climate",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The hypothetical steady state of the Earth's climate system after it has fully adjusted to a sustained change in radiative forcing, such as a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This state represents a long-term balance between incoming and outgoing energy. Reaching equilibrium climate can take centuries to millennia.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/equilibrium-climate/"
}

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