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Lacis et al. 1981
Lacis, A., Hansen, J., Lee, P., Mitchell, T. and Lebedeff, S. (1981). Greenhouse effect on trace gases, 1970–1980. Geophysical Research Letters 8: doi: 10.1029/GL008i010p01035. issn: 0094-8276.

Increased abundances were measured for several trace atmospheric gases in the decade 1970-1980. The equilibrium greenhouse warming for the measured increments of CH4, chlorofluorocarbons and N2O is between 50% and 100% of the equilibrium warming for the measured increase of atmospheric CO2 during the same 10 years. The combined warming of CO2 and trace gases should exceed natural global temperature variability in the 1980's and cause the global mean temperature to rise above the maximum of the late 1930's.

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