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Revision as of 00:14, 12 January 2010
Approximate composition of dry atmosphere by volume:
Element | % vol |
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Nitrogen | 78.08 |
Oxygen | 20.95 |
Argon | 0.93 |
Carbon | < 0.01 |
Others | trace |
Not included in above dry atmosphere: | |
Water vapour (variable) | ~1% |
Source: NASA
Carbon dioxide updated (to 1998) by IPCC TAR table 6.1 [1]. Figure for carbon extrapolated from this
Edited text from [2]
Element links in list point to relevant Wikipedia pages