Infrared absorption spectra, radiative efficiencies, and global warming potentials of perfluorocarbons: Comparison between experiment and theory

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Bravo, Ivn ^a   Aranda, Alfonso ^a   Hurley, Michael D ^b   Marston, George ^c   Nutt, David R ^c   Shine, Keith P ^c   Smith, Kevin ^d   Wallington, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLOBAL WARMING; SPECTROSCOPY;

AB INITIO METHOD; ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME; BAND POSITION; DENSITY FUNCTIONALS; DFT CALCULATION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; INFRARED SPECTRUM; PERFLUOROALKANES; PERFLUOROCARBONS; RADIATIVE EFFICIENCY; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; THEORETICAL SPECTRA; WAVE NUMBERS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

ABSORBANCE; ALKANE; ALKENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUOROCARBON; GLOBAL WARMING; RADIATIVE FORCING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79251550141     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014771     Document Type: Article

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