Green House Gases absorb radiation energy mostly in which of the following region of solar spectrum?
Greenhouse gases are largely transparent to incoming shortwave solar radiation but strongly absorb the longwave infra-red radiation emitted by the earth's surface. This…
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Green House Gases absorb radiation energy mostly in which of the following region of solar spectrum?
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Correct answer C
Greenhouse gases are largely transparent to incoming shortwave solar radiation but strongly absorb the longwave infra-red radiation emitted by the earth's surface. This trapped infra-red energy warms the lower atmosphere. Hence the infra-red region is correct.
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