To: chessplayer
If I understand this, if changes in the Sun happen today, it will not immediately change the Earth`s climate
Yes.. and no. There will be immediate effects, but there will be delayed effects as well. Some of the sun's short wave radiation hits the earth land surfaces, warms them, which in turn re-emits long wave (infrared) radiation back upward, exciting various types of molecules in the earth's atmosphere, causing immediate warming effects. But most of the sun's short wave radiation hit the oceans, directly warming them. This type of warming is stored for decades, and influence the magnitude of ocean oscillations. These oscillations release heat stored in the oceans, and contribute much later to the temperature in the atmosphere.
To: AaronInCarolina
“Yes.. and no. There will be immediate effects, but there will be delayed effects as well. Some of the sun’s short wave radiation hits the earth land surfaces, warms them, which in turn re-emits long wave (infrared) radiation back upward, exciting various types of molecules in the earth’s atmosphere, causing immediate warming effects. But most of the sun’s short wave radiation hit the oceans, directly warming them. This type of warming is stored for decades, and influence the magnitude of ocean oscillations. These oscillations release heat stored in the oceans, and contribute much later to the temperature in the atmosphere.”
So would it be logical to assume the reverse? That if the Sun`s radiation has been going down as the Guardian article states, that the effects of that decline on our climate would not be felt until much later?
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