Global temperatures are increasing and this increase is probably due to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases present in
A)
the troposphere which absorbs outgoing IR radiation
B)
the stratosphere which absorbs outgoing IR radiation
C)
the troposphere which absorbs incoming UV radiation
D)
the stratosphere which absorbs incoming UV radiation
E)
none of the above
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most outgoing infrared is absorbed in the troposphere before reaching the stratosphere.
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/rose-center-for-earth-and-space/david-s.-and-ruth-l.-gottesman-hall-of-planet-earth/what-causes-climate-and-climate-change/the-atmosphere/greenhouse-gases-a-troposphere-story
thank you so much damnon....and thanks for the article...I have a way better understanding of it now...:)
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