Carbon dioxide contributes to global warming by absorbing and re-emitting infrared radiation

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Carbon dioxide absorbs and re-emits infrared radiation, driving global warming and exerting a measurable radiative forcing on the Earth's surface.

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The claim is a well-established physical principle supported by empirical measurements of infrared absorption bands and direct observations of surface radiative forcing by atmospheric CO2.

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Radiative forcing due to carbon dioxide decomposed into its component vibrational bands †

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K. Shine, Georgina E. Perry. Radiative forcing due to carbon dioxide decomposed into its component vibrational bands †. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4485

The study details how carbon dioxide causes radiative forcing through the absorption and emission of infrared radiation via its vibrational-rotational transitions.

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Observational determination of surface radiative forcing by CO2 from 2000 to 2010.

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D R Feldman, W D Collins, P J Gero, M S Torn, E J Mlawer, T R Shippert. Observational determination of surface radiative forcing by CO2 from 2000 to 2010.. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14240

Observational data confirm the theoretical greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide by measuring the surface radiative forcing directly attributable to rising CO2 levels.

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