Walthère Victor Spring – a forerunner in the study of the greenhouse effect
Journal Title: Papers on Global Change IGBP - Year 2016, Vol 23, Issue 23
Abstract
In 1886, an article by Walthère Spring and Léon Roland, two scientists from the University of Liège, dealing with the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere in Liège appeared in the “Mẻmoires” of the Royal Academy of Belgium. In order to explain the difference between temperatures in the city of Liège and those observed in that city’s environs, the authors invoked the high level of atmospheric CO2. Although the climatological argument was rather weak and the article concerned only a local impact, it is obvious that Spring can be viewed as a precursor of Svante Arrhenius who foresaw global warming in 1895–1896.
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Gaston R. Demarée, Rosiane Verheyden
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