Talk:Meteorology/Makeup of the Atmosphere

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Gas Content of the Atmosphere Gas Percent Composition Nitrogen (N2) 78.080 Oxygen (O2) 20.946 Argon (Ar) 0.934 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 0.038 Neon (Ne) 0.00182 Helium (He) 0.000524 Methane (CH4) 0.00015 Krypton (Kr) 0.000114 Hydrogen (H2) 0.00005


If you liken the atmosphere to a football field of 100 yards in length, nitrogen, oxygen and argon make up the first 99.96 yards.

Carbon dioxide makes up 0.038 of the total gas in the atmosphere. The amount represents approximately 1.4 inches of the 100 yards on the football field.

Surprising that this tiny percentage of the total atmosphere is blamed for climate change over the entire planet.

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