Environment & Ecology · Radiative Efficiency of Greenhouse Gases
What does the radiative efficiency of a greenhouse gas specifically measure?
- 1The extent to which it reduces the transmission of incoming light through the atmosphere
- 2Its inherent ability to absorb and emit heat energy within the atmosphere✓
- 3The baseline metric comparing its warming impact strictly to carbon dioxide over a century
- 4The total duration it remains suspended in the atmosphere before being naturally removed
Correct answer
Its inherent ability to absorb and emit heat energy within the atmosphere
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