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Halocarbons can contribute to global warming by absorbing long-wave radiation. Concern over the depletion of stratospheric ozone has led to inter-national agreements that restrict future uses of fully halogenated compounds, such as chloro-fluorocarbons CFC-11 and -12. But most com-pounds proposed as replacements also absorb long-wave radiation, and so their potential contribu-tions as greenhouse gases need to be assessed. Model calculations show that the replacement com-pounds have an effect about an order of magnitude less than that of their regulated counterparts.

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1. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, 19880-0320, USA
   Donald A. Fisher & Charles H. Hales
2. Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc., 840 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA
   Wei-Chyung Wang, Malcolm K. W. Ko & N. Dak Sze

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1. Donald A. Fisher
2. Charles H. Hales
3. Wei-Chyung Wang
4. Malcolm K. W. Ko
5. N. Dak Sze

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Fisher, D., Hales, C., Wang, WC. et al. Model calculations of the relative effects of CFCs and their replacements on global warming.Nature 344, 513–516 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/344513a0

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• Received: 30 August 1989
• Accepted: 29 January 1990
• Issue date: 05 April 1990
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/344513a0

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