Sentences with phrase «absorb radiation in»

This is important becasue H2O does not completely absorb the radiation in this wavelength region.

Our recent study has focused on a molecule's radiative efficiency within the atmospheric window region of the IR spectrum, which can be thought of as a molecule's inherent ability to absorb radiation in the atmospheric window.

O2 and N2 do not indeed, emit or absorb radiation in the longwave thermal region.

Unfortunately, many of the fabrics we wear, such as cotton, have chemical groups that absorb radiation in that range.

I would have thought everyone knows that CO2 only absorbs radiation in a very small wavelength range (around 14.8 micron) while H2O (gas or water vapor) absorbs over a much larger range.

Water vapor is massively more effective than N2 or O2 in absorbing radiation in the troposphere.

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There is a tendency for pots in full sun to absorb solar radiation and heat up the roots too much.

Testing showed their materials were biocompatible, stood up well in heat and light, and absorbed both ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B radiation with high efficiency.

Inside the greenhouse the visible light is absorbed by the plants and soil and is converted into heat, which is then emitted by the plants and soil in form of infrared radiation.

«Volcanic aerosols in the stratosphere absorb infrared radiation, thereby heating up the stratosphere, and changing the wind conditions subsequently,» said Dr. Matthew Toohey, atmospheric scientist at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.

According to the researchers there are several chemical compounds that are typically used in a sunscreen that efficiently absorbed varying wavelengths of UVB radiation.

As the solar absorber takes in more energy, its temperature increases, causing it to lose energy in the form of thermal radiation.

One idea is to wrap the lunar habitat in an envelope filled with radiation - absorbing water.

The detector developed at UNH, known as DoSEN, short for Dose Spectra from Energetic Particles and Neutrons, measures and calculates the absorbed dose in matter and tissue resulting from the exposure to indirect and direct ionizing radiation, which can change cells at the atomic level and lead to irreparable damage.

By improving the understanding of how much radiation CO2 absorbs, uncertainties in modelling climate change will be reduced and more accurate predictions can be made about how much Earth is likely to warm over the next few decades.

«In general coniferous species absorb more solar radiation, resulting in a warminIn general coniferous species absorb more solar radiation, resulting in a warminin a warming.

The sunscreen chemicals that absorb the sun's dangerous ultraviolet radiation are typically organic molecules (as opposed to the metal oxides that block the sun's rays in sunblock).

The feeble glow of microwaves from the sun is absorbed by our air on the way down, anyway, so unless the core somehow also strips off Earth's atmosphere — in which case we have bigger problems than solar radiation — we should be safe enough from microwaves if our planet's center stops spinning.

Four - pronged impact Like carbon dioxide, black carbon absorbs sunlight and infrared radiation, trapping heat in the atmosphere — including the boundary layer closest to Earth's surface.

The household product was used to absorb liquid in radioactive debris at a waste disposal site in New Mexico where a radiation escaped to the surface and exposed 21 workers

Many suspect crops in industrialized Western countries have been getting more light since the 1980s thanks to clean air regulations that brought down emissions of aerosols, which scatter and absorb solar radiation.

Pendry knew he was in uncharted territory, but at first he didn't comprehend the magnitude of his idea: By combining the electrical properties of Marconi's radar - absorbing material with the magnetism imparted by the copper wire, he had unknowingly figured out how to manipulate electromagnetic radiation, including visible light — making wild applications like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak suddenly within reach.

Instead of dissipating into space, the infrared radiation that is absorbed by atmospheric water vapor or carbon dioxide produces heating, which in turn makes the earths surface warmer.

While the ghost town of Pripyat» registered dosages of up to 300 milliroentgens per hour in the wake of the meltdown, most areas in the Zone of Alienation show average radiation readings of 43 microroentgens per hour — the same dosage absorbed by residents of Denver.

«In addition, the solar radiation in the optimal spectrum is absorbed and re-emitted at a blue - shifted spectruIn addition, the solar radiation in the optimal spectrum is absorbed and re-emitted at a blue - shifted spectruin the optimal spectrum is absorbed and re-emitted at a blue - shifted spectrum.

The clumped matter absorbs less radiation than when it floated freely in space.

For most people, the risk of absorbing excess ionizing radiation comes mainly through breathing radon, a gas released by uranium and thorium in soils.

These all absorb radiation at wavelengths in the mid-infrared between 3 and 10 micrometres.

A possible cause for the accelerated Arctic warming is the melting of the region's sea ice, which reduces the icy, bright area that can reflect sunlight back out into space, resulting in more solar radiation being absorbed by the dark Arctic waters.

Up in the stratosphere, the ozone layer absorbs harmful UV radiation coming from space — protecting humans, animals and plants from the damage UV does.

He explained that most food in its raw state doesn't absorb infrared radiation — that 90 % of it is reflected.

Theoretically the thin conducting skins that could be woven with this material could also have applications in stealth aircraft, as the material would be an ultralight radio - frequency radiation absorber that could foil radar.

One possible solution to quickly measure a population's exposure to radiation in the event of a nuclear disaster or some other large - scale leak of radioactive material — such as a so - called «dirty bomb» attack — would be to scan the body in places where that material is most readily absorbed.

Temperatures in the low stratosphere rise because of molecules absorbing radiation from the star (right).

When x-rays go through an object, some of the radiations will be absorbed, some will be transmitted, and the last part will be scattered in different positions because of the interaction with atoms in the object.

On Earth, temperature inversion occurs because ozone in the stratosphere absorbs much of the sun's ultraviolet radiation, preventing it from reaching the surface, protecting the biosphere, and therefore warming the stratosphere instead.

The team also presented the first observational evidence that WASP - 33b's atmosphere contains titanium oxide, one of only a few compounds that is a strong absorber of visible and ultraviolet radiation and capable of remaining in gaseous form in an atmosphere as hot as this one.

Black carbon warms the atmosphere because of its ability to absorb radiation from the sun, but its effect can be especially pernicious in polar regions, where, falling on bright ice, the soot diminishes the regions» ability to reflect away heat.

Left unchecked, the haze could absorb solar radiation, warming the Arctic and in turn aggravating global warming by melting the ice and snow that reflect some of the Sun's rays back into space.

Because the vast plateau at such altitudes absorbs a huge amount of solar radiation, the atmospheric layer above it in summer is much warmer than air at similar elevations over lower land or the oceans.

The formation of a stratosphere layer in a planet's atmosphere is attributed to «sunscreen» - like molecules, which absorb UV and visible radiation coming from the star and then release that energy as heat.

As a result, changes in Antarctic clouds, such as the amount of ground they cover or how much radiation they absorb, can have ripple effects as far away as the tropics.

On Earth, ozone absorbs UV in the stratosphere, protecting our world from a lot of the Sun's harmful radiation.

A: Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide (CO2) and other air pollutants and greenhouse gases collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced off the earth's surface.

«It can absorb all wavelengths of UVB radiation, with no gaps in coverage,» says Zwier, who says his finding could be useful for developing more resistant plants.

It is the source of hydrocarbon hazes, which absorb solar infrared radiation and warm the stratosphere by approximately 100 degrees Celsius, and of hydrogen, whose molecular collisions result in a 20 - degree warming in the troposphere.

In addition, they must have been able to resist the biologically destructive ultraviolet radiation in sunlight, which was not absorbed by a layer of ozone as it is noIn addition, they must have been able to resist the biologically destructive ultraviolet radiation in sunlight, which was not absorbed by a layer of ozone as it is noin sunlight, which was not absorbed by a layer of ozone as it is now.

The icy moons that inhabit the main radiation belts continuously absorb energetic particles at their orbits, separating in this way the ionic radiation belts and producing «sweeping corridors» (Kollmann et al. 2013; Kotova et al. 2015).

It's causing hydrogen to start absorbing the background radiation, so you start seeing it in silhouette, at particular radio frequencies.»

Gianneschi and his team found that the synthetic melanin nanoparticles in their experiments were not only absorbed and distributed normally by the keratinocytes in the epidermis, but they also protected human skin cells from UV radiation damage.