Phrases with «outgoing long wave radiation»

"Outgoing long wave radiation" refers to the energy in the form of infrared radiation that is emitted back into space from the Earth's surface and atmosphere. It is a way in which the Earth cools itself down, transferring heat from the planet into space. Full definition

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Sentences with «outgoing long wave radiation»

My contribution had its ups and downs — a low point was definitely when Judge Alsup declared «your chart sucks» in response to a powerpoint slide (right) which showed an artist's impression of the Nimbus 4 satellite at the expense of a graph of how the spectrum of outgoing long wave radiation changed in response to rising greenhouse gases between 1970 and 1997. (realclimate.org)
Response: Beacuse i) solar irradiance is not increasing appreciably, and ii) the bigger effect is the reduction in outgoing long wave radiation by increasing GHG concentrations. (realclimate.org)
I explained to you on your own website that, whether you call them greenhouse gases or not, CO2, CH4, N20 behave differently from N2 and O2: GHGs absorb outgoing long wave radiation and N2 and O2 don't. (realclimate.org)
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Phrases with «outgoing long wave radiation»

Sentences with «outgoing long wave radiation»

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