IPCC list of greenhouse gases

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This is a list of anthropogenic greenhouse gases as used by the IPCC TAR.

[edit] Gases relevant to radiative forcing only (per IPCC documentation)

Gas	Alternate Name	Formula	1998 Level	Increase since 1750	Radiative forcing (Wm2)
Carbon dioxide		(CO2)	365ppm	87 ppm	1.46
Methane		(CH4)	1,745ppb	1,045ppb	0.48
Nitrous oxide		(N2O)	314ppb	44ppb	0.15
Tetrafluoromethane	Carbon tetrafluoride	(CF4)	80ppt	40ppt	0.003
Hexafluoroethane		(C2F6)	3 ppt	3ppt	0.001
Sulfur hexafluoride		(SF6)	4.2ppt	4.2ppt	0.002
HFC-23*	Trifluoromethane	(CHF3)	14ppt	14ppt	0.002
HFC-134a*	1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane	(C2H2F4)	7.5ppt	7.5ppt	0.001
HFC-152a*	1,1-Difluoroethane	(C2H4F2)	0.5ppt	0.5ppt	0.000

[edit] Gases relevant to radiative forcing and ozone depletion (per IPCC documentation)

Gas	Alternate Name	Formula	1998 Level	Increase since 1750	Radiative forcing (Wm2)
CFC-11	Trichlorofluoromethane	(CFCl3)	268ppt	268ppt	0.07
CFC-12	Dichlorodifluoromethane	(CF2Cl2)	533ppt	533ppt	0.17
CFC-13	Chlorotrifluoromethane	(CClF3)	4ppt	4ppt	0.001
CFC-113	1,1,1-Trichlorotrifluoroethane	(C2F3Cl3)	84ppt	84ppt	0.03
CFC-114	1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane	(C2F4Cl2)	15ppt	15ppt	0.005
CFC-115	Chloropentafluoroethane	(C2F5Cl)	7ppt	7ppt	0.001
Carbon tetrachloride	Tetrachloromethane	(CCl4)	102ppt	102ppt	0.01
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	Methyl chloroform	(CH3CCl3)	69ppt	69ppt	0.004
HCFC-141b	1,1-Dichloro-1-Fluoroethane	(C2H3FCl2)	10ppt	10ppt	0.001
HCFC-142b	1-Chloro-1,1-Difluoroethane	(C2H3F2Cl)	11ppt	11ppt	0.002
Halon-1211	Bromochlorodifluoromethane	(CClF2Br)	3.8ppt	3.8ppt	0.001
Halon-1301	Bromotrifluoromethane	(CF3Br)	2.5ppt	2.5ppt	0.001

(Source: IPCC radiative forcing report 1994 updated (to 1998) by IPCC TAR table 6.1 [1]. See also [2].