Abstract
There are a number of ways by which the biosphere may counter any impetus for global warming that might be produced by the rising CO2 content of earth's atmosphere. Evidence for one of these phenomena, the DMS-cloud feedback effect, is discussed in light of recent claims that it is not of sufficient strength to be of much importance.
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Idso, S.B. The DMS-cloud albedo feedback effect: Greatly underestimated?. Climatic Change 21, 429–433 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00141380
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