On increasing global temperatures: 75 years after Callendar

On increasing global temperatures: 75 years after Callendar

In 1938, Guy Stewart Callendar was the first to demonstrate that the Earth's land surface was warming. Callendar also suggested that the production of carbon dioxide by the combustion of fossil fuels was responsible for much of this modern change in climate. This short note marks the 75th anniv...

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Published in:Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 2013-10, Vol.139 (677), p.1961-1963
Main Authors: Hawkins, Ed, Jones, Phil. D.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Anniversaries
Carbon dioxide
Climate
Combustion
Estimates
Fossil fuels
global temperatures
Guy Stewart Callendar
history
Land
Landmarks
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Summary:In 1938, Guy Stewart Callendar was the first to demonstrate that the Earth's land surface was warming. Callendar also suggested that the production of carbon dioxide by the combustion of fossil fuels was responsible for much of this modern change in climate. This short note marks the 75th anniversary of Callendar's landmark study and demonstrates that his global land temperature estimates agree remarkably well with more recent analyses.
ISSN:0035-9009
1477-870X