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by mongol 1723 days ago
Could it be something like how it is distributed in the atmosphere?
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I'm curious and hoping someone can explain it to me
I'm just guessing: a) We don't have enough water in the atmosphere that the overlap with Methane meaningfully reduces net absorption, b) in the bands Methane absorbs there is more radiation available to absorb than in the CO2 band. If both are true that would explain the bigger effect of Methane.