Global Warming: Where is the CO2 mostly concentrated?

Question

1000 feet above the earth? Does placement of CO2 matter warming up the planet?

Answer 1

The first poster above me is not correct. CO2 is not destroying anything.

The sun rays pass through the atmosphere and hit the earth. The earth bounces much of the sun's energy back into space. As it passes through the atmoshere again, greenhouse gases such as CO2 prevent the sun's energy from going out into space. It is trapped in the Earth's weather system.

More greenhouse gases mean more of the energy is trapped, less greenhouse gases means more of the energy can be passed out into space.

(The reason that the sun's energy can pass from outer space to the earth but then can't get back out has to do with the wavelength. It's either longer or shorter at some point in the cycle. I encourage you to visit the wikipedia page for more information.)

I don't think the CO2 is concentrated in any particular layer of the atmosphere but I might be wrong on this point.

Answer 2

CO2 is so heavy I am sure it doesn't get more than 6 ft above the ground. To prove this take a CO2 fire extinguisher and put out a small fire. The gas is so heavy it literally smothers the fire. And it could do that to u if the CO2 increases to the point that the available oxygen drops below 19.5% u will pass out. That is why the plants have done such a great job in cleaning up our air.

Answer 3

No. CO2 is not significantly warming the planet or destroying the ionosphere. Water vapor is a much more important greenhouse gas. CO2 is relatively consistent throughout the atmosphere but since the atmosphere is much denser at lower elevations, I would expect most CO2 to be concentrated there. The effects of water vapor are not predictable; therefore the effects of the placement of CO2 is also not predictable. It is also not predictable how concentrations of CO2 gas might affect temperature or climate. Those that suggest that it is are either ignorant or lying.

Answer 4

It is in the ionosphere, Co2 is destroying this sphere. Therefore, the sun's harmful rays are stronger because the sphere is weak and the rays get through the opening causing global warming