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==List of greenhouse gases== The following tables are adapted from Chapter 6 of the Working Group 1 report.<ref name="tar">{{cite book |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar3/wg1/ |title=TAR Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis |page=358 |contribution=Chapter 6}}</ref> ===Gases relevant to [[radiative forcing]] only=== {| class="wikitable" !Gas !Alternate name !Formula !1998 level !Increase since 1750 ![[Radiative forcing]] (Wm<sup>−2</sup>) ![[Specific heat at STP]] (J kg<sup>−1</sup>) |- |[[Carbon dioxide]] |Carbon Dioxide |(CO<sub>2</sub>) |365 μmol/mol |87 μmol/mol |1.46 |0.819 |- |[[Methane]] |Marsh gas |(CH<sub>4</sub>) |1,745 nmol/mol |1,045 nmol/mol |0.48 |2.191 |- |[[Nitrous oxide]] |Laughing gas |(N<sub>2</sub>O) |314 nmol/mol |44 nmol/mol |0.15 |0.88 |- |[[Tetrafluoromethane]] |Carbon tetrafluoride |(CF<sub>4</sub>) |80 pmol/mol |40 pmol/mol |0.003 |1.33 |- |[[Hexafluoroethane]] |Perfluoroethane |(C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>6</sub>) |3 pmol/mol |3 pmol/mol |0.001 |0.067 |- |[[Sulfur hexafluoride]] |Sulfur fluoride |(SF<sub>6</sub>) |4.2 pmol/mol |4.2 pmol/mol |0.002 |0.074 |- |[[Fluoroform|HFC-23]] |Trifluoromethane |(CHF<sub>3</sub>) |14 pmol/mol |14 pmol/mol |0.002 |0.064 |- |[[1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane|HFC-134a]] |1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane |C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>F<sub>4</sub> |7.5 pmol/mol |7.5 pmol/mol |0.001 |0.007 |- |[[HFC-152a]] |1,1-Difluoroethane |(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>F<sub>2</sub>) |0.5 pmol/mol |0.5 pmol/mol |0.000 |0.04 |} ===Gases relevant to radiative forcing and [[ozone depletion]]=== {| class="wikitable" !Gas !Alternate name !Formula !1998 level !Increase since 1750 !Radiative forcing (Wm<sup>−2</sup>) |- |[[Trichlorofluoromethane|CFC-11§]] |Trichlorofluoromethane |(CFCl<sub>3</sub>) |268 pmol/mol |268 pmol/mol |0.07 |- |[[Dichlorodifluoromethane|CFC-12§]] |Dichlorodifluoromethane |(CF<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>) |533 pmol/mol |533 pmol/mol |0.17 |- |[[Chlorotrifluoromethane|CFC-13§]] |Chlorotrifluoromethane |(CClF<sub>3</sub>) |4 pmol/mol |4 pmol/mol |0.001 |- |[[Freon|CFC-113]] |1,1,1-Trichlorotrifluoroethane |(C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>3</sub>) |84 pmol/mol |84 pmol/mol |0.03 |- |[[1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane|CFC-114]] |1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane |(C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>4</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>) |15 pmol/mol |15 pmol/mol |0.005 |- |[[CFC-115]] |Chloropentafluoroethane |(C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>5</sub>Cl) |7 pmol/mol |7 pmol/mol |0.001 |- |[[Carbon tetrachloride]] |Tetrachloromethane |(CCl<sub>4</sub>) |102 pmol/mol |102 pmol/mol |0.01 |- |[[1,1,1-Trichloroethane]] |Methyl chloroform |(CH<sub>3</sub>CCl<sub>3</sub>) |69 pmol/mol |69 pmol/mol |0.004 |- |[[HCFC-141b]] |1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane |(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>FCl<sub>2</sub>) |10 pmol/mol |10 pmol/mol |0.001 |- |[[HCFC-142b]] |1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane |(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>F<sub>2</sub>Cl) |11 pmol/mol |11 pmol/mol |0.002 |- |[[Bromochlorodifluoromethane|Halon-1211]] |Bromochlorodifluoromethane |(CClF<sub>2</sub>Br) |3.8 pmol/mol |3.8 pmol/mol |0.001 |- |[[Bromotrifluoromethane|Halon-1301]] |Bromotrifluoromethane |(CF<sub>3</sub>Br) |2.5 pmol/mol |2.5 pmol/mol |0.001 |}
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