Global Radiative Forcing through the Period 1979-2011 (W/M⁻²)

Correlation Coefficient

Meteorological Elements and Climatic Indices

AGGI

Total GRF

15-MINOR

CFC 11

CFC 12

N₂O

CH₄

CO₂

0.82754

0.827388

0.786746

0.31776

0.609622

0.843433

0.707127

0.918024

Surface air temperature

0.643403

0.643048

0.598436

0.123157

0.389704

0.665005

0.501532

0.840601

500 hPa temperature

−0.51157

−0.51149

−0.53109

−0.55258

−0.56819

−0.48916

−0.54941

−0.66817

Surface pressure

0.660712

0.660489

0.609663

0.076265

0.382592

0.689727

0.504543

0.832213

500 hPa geopotential height

−0.09489

−0.09421

−0.13968

−0.3964

−0.24155

−0.05411

−0.1922

0.133966

Surface wind

0.857528

0.857825

0.84339

0.571969

0.806665

0.847832

0.83247

0.366403

Precipitation

0.671389

0.671062

0.630049

0.28587

0.49631

0.677631

0.58275

0.895361

Outcomes long wave radiation

0.79521

0.795115

0.758558

0.329496

0.607949

0.80383

0.688904

0.890022

Sea surface temperature

−0.06866

−0.06904

−0.05338

0.13715

0.032751

−0.07773

0.000243

0.142676

North Atlantic oscillation

0.390809

0.391314

0.364564

0.038910

0.203953

0.406407

0.299658

−0.00406

Southern oscillation index

−0.11575

−0.11633

−0.09326

0.049022

−0.01978

−0.12147

−0.07408

0.100101

El Nino 3. 4