Slight Correction: Average energy absorbed by CO2 at present levels should...(More)

Slight Correction: Average energy absorbed by CO2 at present levels should read 1.14 x 10^16 kJ, not 8,14... Sources: Atkins, Peter. (2000). Chemistry Molecules, Matter and Change: Fourth Edition. New York: Freeman. McMurry, John. (2008) Spectroscopy and the Electromagnetic Spectrum, Infrared Spectroscopy. In Ibid, Organic Chemistry: Seventh Edition (pp. 418-422). Toronto: Thomson Nelson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_atmosphere http://www.wag.caltech.edu/home/jang/genchem/infrared.htm http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/vibrat.html http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/KatherineMalfucci.shtml http://www.lenntech.com/calculators/converter-parts-per-million.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_the_Earth%27s_atmosphere Further Reading: Jordan, Dr. Stuart D. Global Climate Change Triggered by Global Warming Parts 1 and 2, May/June 2007 (pp. 32-39), July/August 2007 (pp.37-40) Skeptical Inquirer. The Physical Science behind Climate Change, August 2007, Scientific American (available online athttp://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ARTICLEID_CHAR=9D42D8EA-2B35-221B-6B2207C64175B773) http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/Metadata.do?Portal=GCMD&KeywordPath=&NumericId=2289&MetadataView=Brief&MetadataType=0&lbnode=gcmd3a http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Resources/Learning/data.html http://www.cpi.cam.ac.uk/gore/pdf/GWS%20Scientific%20Responses3.pdf(Less)