No. CO2 absorbs strongly in the 15 micrometer window (and therefore absorbs terrestrial radiation). It is transparent to other portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The net result is the lower troposphere warms and the stratosphere cools with increasing CO2 levels. Manabe published a paper about the impact in the 70’s but the effect has been realized for a much longer period of time. I have omitted many of the radiative transfer details that cause this effect because it is inappropriate for this forum (i.e. a discussion of the radiative transfer details will cause most people’s eyes to glaze over and I have learned with time not to bore people with technical details). To suggest that increasing CO2 does not have an impact on temperatures is really silly. Discussions about the magnitude of the impact to date, the impact in the future, whether it is really a problem, and what can be done if it is really a problem is more appropriate.
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Originally Posted by MorTech
A physical gas has no "greenhouse" properties...Cuz it's a gas.
Where do people get this crap? Their Idiot Box? Study Physics!
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