Radiative efficiencies and global warming potentials using theoretically determined absorption cross-sections for several hydrofluoroethers (HFEs) and hydrofluoropolyethers (HFPEs)

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1967-1977

  Bravo, Iván ^a   Marston, George ^b   Nutt, David R ^b   Shine, Keith P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFC alternatives; Global warming potentials; Hydrofluoroethers; Hydrofluoropolyethers; Infrared spectra; Radiative efficiencies

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS; HYDROFLUOROETHERS; HYDROFLUOROPOLYETHERS; INFRARED SPECTRA; RADIATIVE EFFICIENCY;

ABSORPTION; EFFICIENCY; MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPY;

GLOBAL WARMING;

ABSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CFC; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79958767576     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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