Effect of Carbon Dioxide Increase on Thermal Environment in the Earth's Surface-Atmosphere System

Abstract

This review describes, firstly, the outline of the mechanism of the global warming owing to the carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere. Secondly, the present situation of the Earth's surface-atmosphere system is examined on the basis of the observed data. Finally, the obtained results from the numerical analysis using several climate models are mainly introduced on the prediction of the thermal environmental change on a global scale. Some points of the models are also picked up.