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Those gas molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere with three or more atoms are called “greenhouse gases”

because they can capture outgoing infrared energy from the Earth, thereby warming the planet. The

greenhouse gases include water vapor with three atoms (H2O), ozone (O3), carbon dioxide (CO2), and

methane (CH4). Also, trace quantities of chloro-fluoro-carbons (CFC’s) can have a disproportionately

large effect.

To attempt to quantify the effects of greenhouse gases on the global temperature, climatologists use the

“radiative forcing” of the current atmospheric content of these gases.

T herm ody nam ics Greenhouse Effect

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The greenhouse effect refers to circumstances where the short wavelengths of v isible light from the sun

pass through a transparent medium and are absorbed, but the longer wavelengths of the infrared re-

radiation from the heated objects are unable to pass through that medium. The trapping of the long

wavelength radiation leads to more heating and a higher resultant temperature. Besides the heating of

an automobile by sunlight through the windshield and the namesake example of heating the greenhouse

by sunlight passing through sealed, transparent windows, the greenhouse effect has been widely used to

describe the trapping of excess heat by the rising concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The carbon dioxide strongly absorbs infrared and does not allow as much of it to escape into space.

A major part of the efficiency of the heating of an actual greenhouse is the trapping of the air so that the

energy is not lost by convection. Keeping the hot air from escaping out the top is part of the practical

“greenhouse effect”, but it is common usage to refer to the infrared trapping as the “greenhouse effect”

in atmospheric applications where the air trapping is not applicable.

Greenhouse Effect Exam ple

Bright sunlight will effectively warm y our car on a cold, clear day by the greenhouse effect. The longer

infrared wavelengths radiated by sun-warmed objects do not pass readily through the glass. The

entrapment of this energy warms the interior of the vehicle. The trapping of the hot air so that it cannot

rise and lose the energy by convection also play s a major role.

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Shorter wavelengths of ultrav iolet light are largely blocked by glass since they have greater quantum

energies which have absorption mechanisms in the glass. Even though y ou may be uncomfortably

warm with bright sunlight streaming through, y ou will not be sunburned.

Increase in Greenhouse Gases

The increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide, one of the three major atmospheric contributers

to the greenhouse effect has been carefully documented at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. The

1990 rate of increase was about 0.4% per y ear. The interesting cy clic variations represent the reduction

in carbon dioxide by photosy nthesis during the growing season in the northern hemisphere. Current

analy sis suggests that the combustion of fossil fuels is a major contributer to the increase in the carbon

dioxide concentration, such contributions being 2 to 5 times the effect of deforestation (Kraushaar &

Ristinen).

Increase in Atm ospheric Carbon Dioxide

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The Mauna Loa monitoring station reports the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere today as about

380 parts per million compared to 315 ppm in 1958 when modern measurements were initiated.

Measurements of air bubbles trapped in the Greenland ice sheet indicate concentrations of 27 0 ppm in

preindustrial times.

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These are sketches of the graphs produced in the IPCC 2007 report of the increase in key greenhouse

gases. They make clear that most of the increase of the last thousand y ears has occurred in the past 200

y ears. The radiative forcing of these gases is related to their concentration .

Global Warm ing

An issue of major concern is the possible effect of the burning of fossil fuels and other contributers to

the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The action of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse

gases in trapping infrared radiation is called the greenhouse effect. It may measurably increase the

overall average temperature of the Earth, which could have disastrous consequences. Sometimes the

effects of the greenhouse effect are stated in terms of the albedo of the Earth, the overall average

reflection coefficient.

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This graphic of the global air temperature was posted by Phil Jones on behalf of the Climatic Research

Unit, UK. The key reference used was Brohan, et al. Another depiction of the mean temperatures in the

northern hemisphere was drawn from NOAA.

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This graphic of the global air temperature was posted by Phil Jones on behalf of the Climatic Research

Unit, UK. The key reference used was Brohan, et al. Another depiction of the mean temperatures in the

northern hemisphere was drawn from NOAA.

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Because the potential consequences of global warming in terms of loss of snow cover, sea level rise,

change in weather patterns, etc are so great, it is a major societal concern. On the other hand, proposed

measures to reduce human contributions to greenhouse gases can also have great consequences. The

large potential impact combined with the ambiguities of the science has given rise to many passionate

extremes. Stephen Schneider of Stanford seems to me to be one of the more balanced voices. His

website is a good source for relevant data. He discusses the problems in the context of the Earth’s

energy balance and the changes in the concentrations of greenhouse gases. Increase in greenhouse.

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