<p>It can, but it's not very helpful. A large number of gasses (methane being one) decompose relatively quickly in the atmosphere to form other compounds. A longer time horizon means you capture all of that change in the metric (as compared to CO2), while if you did it for a day you'd end up with a figure that only really made sense for that day. The details of how it's calculated and why the time horizons are where they are is in the <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/07/WGI_AR5.Chap_.8_SM.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IPCC AR5 WG1 CH8 technical supplement</a> (8.SM.11.1 Equations for the Global Warming Potential)</p>

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thanks for fixing the link @klanomath
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<p>Since in 100 years, the global warming potential (GWP) of methane is 28-36, what will be the GWP in 1 day time frame?
Can it be calculated that way?</p>

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What is the global warming potential (GWP) of any gas over a 1 day time frame?
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# What is the global warming potential (GWP) of any gas over a 1 day time frame?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-17)

Since in 100 years, the global warming potential (GWP) of methane is 28-36, what username_1 be the GWP in 1 day time frame?
Can it be calculated that way?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-01-17. Score: 1

It can, but it's not very helpful. A large number of gasses (methane being one) decompose relatively quickly in the atmosphere to form other compounds. A longer time horizon means you capture all of that change in the metric (as compared to CO2), while if you did it for a day you'd end up with a figure that only really made sense for that day. The details of how it's calculated and why the time horizons are where they are is in the [IPCC AR5 WG1 CH8 technical supplement](https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/07/WGI_AR5.Chap_.8_SM.pdf) (8.SM.11.1 Equations for the Global Warming Potential)

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> **username_1**: thanks for fixing the link @klanomath  

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