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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Man's contribution to the greenhouse effect amounts to statisticaly noise:
Anthropogenic (man-made) Contribution to the "Greenhouse
Effect," expressed as % of Total (water vapor INCLUDED)
Based on concentrations (ppb) adjusted for heat retention characteristics  % of Greenhouse Effect

% Natural

% Man-made
 Water vapor 95.000% 

 94.999%

0.001% 
 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 3.618% 

 3.502%

0.117% 
 Methane (CH4) 0.360% 

 0.294%

0.066% 
 Nitrous Oxide (N2O) 0.950% 

 0.903%

0.047% 
 Misc. gases ( CFC's, etc.) 0.072% 

 0.025%

0.047% 
 Total 100.00% 

 99.72

0.28% 

6 posted on 12/17/2009 1:05:11 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: MrB

Wouldn’t we be able to tell how much C02 in the atmosphere is natural vs. man made based on the ratio of isotopes such as C14?


29 posted on 12/17/2009 1:46:11 PM PST by Plutarch
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