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GREENHOUSE EFFECT OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS AND OTHER TRACE GASES.

Author(s) : HANSEN J., LACIS A., PRATHER M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHORS COMPARE THE RADIATIVE (GREENHOUSE) FORCING OF THE CLIMATE SYSTEM DUE TO CHANGES OF ATMOSPHERIC CFC AND OTHER TRACE GASES. CFCS, DEFINED TO INCLUDE CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, CHLOROCARBONS, AND FLUOROCARBONS, NOW PROVIDE ABOUT ONE-QUARTER OF CURRENT ANNUAL INCREASES IN ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE CLIMATE FORCING. IF THE GROWTH RATES OF CFC PRODUCTION IN THE EARLY 1970S HAD CONTINUED TO THE PRESENT, CURRENT ANNUAL GROWTH OF CLIMATE FORCING DUE TO CFCS WOULD EXCEED THAT DUE TO CO2.

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  • Original title: GREENHOUSE EFFECT OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS AND OTHER TRACE GASES.
  • Record ID : 1990-2274
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. geophys. Res. - vol. 94 - n. D13
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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