Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation within specific absorption band ratios
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Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation in specific, well-documented absorption bands as cataloged extensively in spectroscopic databases and climate models.
Evidence for · 3
The HITRAN2016 molecular spectroscopic database
2017 · cited by 7,958
Gordon et al. (2017) outline the HITRAN database, which provides comprehensive molecular spectroscopic parameters and absorption cross-sections that detail the specific absorption bands of greenhouse gases.
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More for · 2
Radiative forcing of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide: A significant revision of the methane radiative forcing
2016 · cited by 1,080
Etminan et al. (2016) calculate radiative forcings by incorporating specific spectral absorption overlap regions for greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
Greenhouse Effects due to Man-Made Perturbations of Trace Gases
1976 · cited by 537
Wang et al. (1976) discuss how trace gases contribute to the atmospheric greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation within specific spectral windows.