Radiative forcing
= Radiative forcing
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Radiative forcing is a change in the net downward <radiative flux> caused by an imposed perturbation, evaluated with a specified adjustment convention before the surface climate responds. State the reference period and whether the diagnostic is at the tropopause or top of the atmosphere. A local seasonal <ocean heat flux> is not directly interchangeable with global annual radiative forcing.