Multiple spectroscopic and satellite-based studies confirm that greenhouse gases absorb substantial amounts of thermal radiation despite existing in relatively low atmospheric concentrations.
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Performance of the Line-By-Line Radiative Transfer Model (LBLRTM) for temperature, water vapor, and trace gas retrievals: recent updates evaluated with IASI case studies
2013 · cited by 106
Evaluates radiative transfer models demonstrating how trace gases absorb specific infrared bands.
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Correcting for trace gas absorption when retrieving aerosol optical depth from satellite observations of reflected shortwave radiation
2018 · cited by 35
Shows that even small gas absorptions in spectral window bands are non-negligible and require correction.
Dependence of Earth's Thermal Radiation on Five Most Abundant Greenhouse Gases.
2020 · cited by 31
Analyzes Earth's thermal radiation and confirms that greenhouse gases significantly impact radiative forcing despite saturation.
Greenhouse Gas Forcing and Climate Feedback Signatures Identified in Hyperspectral Infrared Satellite Observations
2023 · cited by 16
Identifies decreases in outgoing longwave radiation in greenhouse gas absorption bands from satellite observations.
Nitrous Oxide and Climate
2022 · cited by 5
Explains how greenhouse gases alter thermal radiation fluxes despite their low relative concentrations.
Improved spectral photometer for undergraduate observations of atmospheric infrared heat flux and greenhouse gas absorption bands
2023 · cited by 0
Demonstrates experimentally and via simulation that greenhouse gas absorption bands significantly alter atmospheric heat flux.