CoachA greenhouse gas absorbs and emits infrared radiation at the wavelengths of the radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface, and so warms the lower atmosphere. The global warming potential (GWP) of a gas over a time horizon, usually 100 years, is the energy it traps after the emission of one kilogram, relative to one kilogram of carbon dioxide.
Chemistry · Glossary
What is Greenhouse gases?
Also known as: greenhouse gas · global warming potential