A potent greenhouse gas identified in the atmosphere: SF(5)CF(3)

WT, Sturges; TJ, Wallington; MD, Hurley; KP, Shine; K, Sihra; A, Engel; DE, Oram; SA, Penkett; R, Mulvaney; CA, Brenninkmeijer

doi:10.1126/science.289.5479.611

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A potent greenhouse gas identified in the atmosphere: SF(5)CF(3)

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Authors:

Sturges WT

Wallington TJ

Hurley MD

Abstract

We detected a compound previously unreported in the atmosphere, trifluoromethyl sulfur pentafluoride (SF(5)CF(3)). Measurements of its infrared absorption cross section show SF(5)CF(3) to have a radiative forcing of 0.57 watt per square meter per parts per billion. This is the largest radiative forc...

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