Greenhouse Gas Forcing Compared with Future Scenarios

Figure also available in PDF. (Last modified: 2013/02/28)

The data are CO2, CH4, N2O and other trace gases. (See GISS page for more information).

Greenhouse Gas Growth Rates

Figure also available in PDF. (Last modified: 2013/02/28)

The original figure is Fig. 4 in Hansen and Sato 2004, "Greenhouse gas growth rates" PNAS 101, 16109-16114. The data used are the same as in the first figure.

Recent data source:

CO2: NOAA ESRL CCGG page.

CH4: NOAA ESRL CCG page.

N2O: NOAA ESRL HATS N2O page.

Other Trace Gases: NOAA ESRL HATS Total_Cl_Br page.