Assignment 1.1 - Yusi Yang

Temperature Feedback Loops

This diagram shows three feedback loops totally - one positive feedback loop and two negative feedback loops. Each feedback loop is marked in one same color. The inputs for these feedback loops are  burning fossil fuels, solar constant, and climate sensitivity. The yellow feedback loop shows the increase of  temperature could produce more moisture then more cloudiness. But more cloudiness will reduce incoming solar radiation and finally reduce temperature. On the other hand, the orange feedback loops is positive since the higher the temperature is, the more the GHGs could be preserved in the atmosphere, which could directly cause the increase of temperature. The third loop - the red one presents that the increasing of temperature could increase outgoing infra-red radiation and eventually increase the temperature again.