SIMPLE THERMODYNAMIC MODEL FOR CALCULATION OF THE ENERGY BALANCE OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND ITS EFFECT ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE: APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY TO CO2 AND H2O MOLECULES

There is currently a great media coverage of various topics that are of interest to humanity, among these topics is the problem of global warming of the Earth. In this study, a relatively simple theory has been developed based on fundamental principles of Thermodynamics, which allows us to demonstrate that CO2 is a gas with the potential to heat the Earth's atmosphere. This simple model allows us to visualize in a pedagogical way the ideas about the theory of global warming for generations of students with basic knowledge of Thermodynamics, and, on the other hand, these studies demonstrate to our students the value of Thermodynamics as a key tool. for their future professional development (in science and engineering. Also, in this study it was determined that the greenhouse effect of water vapor is much greater than CO2 (at least by a factor of 4). This means that an increase in CO2 would bring about Consequently, an indirect increase in water vapor in the atmosphere further enhancing the Earth's greenhouse effect.