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| Some bonds contract some stretch |
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| Bonds rotate the same direction |
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| Bonds rotate towards each other |
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| Both outer atoms move forward Inner atom moves inward |
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| Some outer molecules move out some move in |
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| Wave number almost 100% absorbed |
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| Absorption of infrared rule |
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| Vibrational modes of molecules that do not result in a change in the molecules dipole moment do not appear in IR spectrum |
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| Separation of charge (One side positive other negative) |
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| 6 major greenhouse gasses |
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| water, co2, ch4, n20, o3, cfcs |
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| Largest anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gasses |
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| rice patties, natural gas |
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| nitrogen fixation in fertilizer |
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| a measure of the influence a factor has in altering the balance of incoming and outgoing energy in the earth-atmosphere system and is an index of the importance of the factor as a potential climate change mechanism measured in watts per square meter (W/m^2) |
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| radiative forcing source with the highest level of confidence |
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| radiative forcing source with the lowest level of confidence |
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| materials emission spectrum is dependent only on its temperature and not its composition |
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| Radiative forcing capacity |
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| the overlap of the IR spectrum of the greenhouse gas with the blackbody IR radiation of the earth |
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| Aerosols barron land ice and snow cloud cover volcanic eruptions |
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| global warming potential factors |
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| region of the IR spectrum relative to a mission spectrum of earth, strength of absorption, concentration, atmospheric lifetime. |
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| Review global warming potential formula |
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| 0.4 C for the next 20 years. 2 C for the next 100 years. |
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| Non-fossil, Market-oriented, Global |
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| Fossil intensive, Market-oriented, Global |
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| Balanced, Market-oriented, Global |
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| Market-oriented, Regional |
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| Current CO2 Concentration |
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| >1 = worse than C02, <1 = better than CO2. |
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