Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 produce a measurable greenhouse effect
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Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide produce a measurable greenhouse effect, a foundational principle supported by direct absorption measurements and climate models.
Evidence for · 4
Radiative forcing of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide: A significant revision of the methane radiative forcing
2016 · cited by 795
Calculations of radiative forcing explicitly quantify the warming effect of carbon dioxide.
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ATMOSPHERIC ABSORPTION OF CO2 LASER RADIATION
1967 · cited by 12
Laboratory absorption measurements demonstrate that atmospheric CO2 absorbs laser radiation, underpinning the greenhouse mechanism.
Calculation of Atmospheric Radiative Forcing (Warming Effect) of Carbon Dioxide at Any Concentration
2014 · cited by 11
Models of carbon dioxide radiative forcing confirm that CO2 contributes measurable greenhouse warming in the atmosphere.
Conceptual thermal constraints on the growth of the first tree on a terraformed Mars.
2026 · cited by 0
Atmospheric CO2 and added greenhouse forcing are modeled to artificially warm planets like Mars by producing a greenhouse effect.