June 18th, 2025
Jing Feng, David J. Paynter (GFDL), and Raymond Menzel (formerly GFDL) were recognized for authoring one of the Top 10% Most-Viewed Papers in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres in 2023. Their paper, “How a Stable Greenhouse Effect on Earth Is Maintained Under Global Warming,” examines how Earth maintains energy balance as surface temperatures rise. Using a combination of global climate model diagnostics and physical theory, the study explores how radiative feedbacks and relative humidity help regulate outgoing longwave radiation. The results contribute to a deeper understanding of key processes in the Earth system and provide useful benchmarks for evaluating weather and climate model behavior over time.