Greenhouse-gas radiative forcing

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the atmospheric-chemistry subtree

Molecules with ro-vibrational IR transitions in the 8–14 μm window (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, H₂O, CFCs) absorb outgoing thermal radiation. Forcing ΔF ≈ 5.35 ln(C/C₀) W m⁻² for CO₂ — logarithmic saturation in present concentration regime.

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