QuestionAtmosphere / greenhouse effect
Which one of the following is not correct in the context of greenhouse effect?
- (a) Nitrogen and oxygen are poor absorbers of shortwave solar radiation
- (b) Clouds are poor absorbers of the Earth radiation
- (c) The most Earth radiation that escapes to space is in a narrow band from 8–13 micrometres
- (d) More than 70% of the atmospheric radiant energy is directed back to the surface
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