Research Article

Radiation Transfer Calculations and Assessment of Global Warming by CO2

Table 3

RT-calculations for different CO2 concentrations at mean cloud cover of 66%, a cloud altitude of 5.1 km, and cloud emissivity of 63% ( = 396 W/m2, = 289.15 K = 16.0°C, water vapor at ground of 14,615.3 ppm, CH4 of 1.8 ppm, and O3 varying over the stratosphere with a maximum concentration of 7 ppm).

CO2
ppm
W/m2W/m2W/m2W/m2W/m2%%

0262.82210.01308.62518.63342.9779.3459.51
35248.31202.49317.89520.38349.9681.0961.09
70245.88201.31319.57520.88351.2181.4061.35
140243.24200.22321.55521.77352.7681.7861.63
210241.49199.49322.83522.32353.7882.0561.81
280240.21199.08323.89522.97354.6482.2961.93
350239.62199.26326.14525.40355.4182.4962.07
380239.22199.22326.49525.71355.7782.5762.10
420238.72199.01326.93525.94356.0682.6762.16
490237.92198.80327.64526.44356.6682.8362.24
560237.20198.64328.29526.93357.2182.9762.30
630236.54198.50328.90527.40357.7483.1062.36
700235.93198.38329.47527.85358.2383.2162.42
760235.45198.38329.94528.32358.7083.3162.45

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