claim: Satellite and surface measurements find less energy is escaping to space at CO2 absorption wavelengths.
evidences.evidence_id: Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere:4
evidences.article: Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere
evidences.evidence: CO 2 absorbs and emits infrared radiation at wavelengths of 4.26 µm (asymmetric stretching vibrational mode) and 14.99 µm (bending vibrational mode) and consequently is a greenhouse gas that plays a significant role in influencing Earth's surface temperature through the greenhouse effect.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Global warming potential:15
evidences.article: Global warming potential
evidences.evidence: The radiative forcing capacity (RF) is the amount of energy per unit area, per unit time, absorbed by the greenhouse gas, that would otherwise be lost to space.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Greenhouse gas:13
evidences.article: Greenhouse gas
evidences.evidence: Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation in the wavelength range emitted by Earth.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Greenhouse gas:28
evidences.article: Greenhouse gas
evidences.evidence: The peak of the thermal IR emission from Earth's surface is very close to a strong vibrational absorption band of CO 2 (wavelength 15 microns, or wavenumber 667 cm−1).
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Greenhouse gas:29
evidences.article: Greenhouse gas
evidences.evidence: On the other hand, the single CO vibrational band only absorbs IR at much shorter wavelengths (4.7 microns, or 2145 cm−1), where the emission of radiant energy from Earth's surface is at least a factor of ten lower.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS