Tudsamfa@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoYou definitely won't regret doubling the mass of our atmosphere!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down110
arrow-up1243arrow-down1imageYou definitely won't regret doubling the mass of our atmosphere!lemmy.worldTudsamfa@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoWell I’m no expert but that does not make sense to me. I don’t think CO2 is reflecting IR but rather absorbing it. Not sure where I can read more about this to confirm or deny this idea.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIt’s absorption and re-emission of IR. Instead of IR leaving our planet, some gets redirected back at the surface by CO2. https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/how-climate-works/carbon-dioxide-absorbs-and-re-emits-infrared-radiation
Well I’m no expert but that does not make sense to me. I don’t think CO2 is reflecting IR but rather absorbing it.
Not sure where I can read more about this to confirm or deny this idea.
It’s absorption and re-emission of IR. Instead of IR leaving our planet, some gets redirected back at the surface by CO2.
https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/how-climate-works/carbon-dioxide-absorbs-and-re-emits-infrared-radiation