Definition of "forcings" []

• Plural form of forcing. (noun)

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• "As a result, the major climate "forcings" - changes in the radiation balance initiated by human activities - are much better understood."
• "But they also say that the Earth’s temperature system is dominated by positive feedback, meaning that very very small changes in forcings are magnified many fold in to large temperature changes."
• "Boundary conditions are more specifically referred to as forcings, because they force the sea ice to change in a certain way, based on influences from the ocean and atmosphere."