How does three main atmospheric constituents
which absorb radiation interacts with each layer
of the atmosphere. Explain your answer briefly
Ozone
Carbon dioxide
Water vapour
which absorb radiation interacts with each layer
of the atmosphere. Explain your answer briefly
Ozone
Carbon dioxide
Water vapour
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carbon dioxide referred to as a greenhouse gas. This is because it tends to absorb radiation strongly in the far infrared portion of the spectrum - that area associated with thermal heating - which serves to trap this heat inside the atmosphere.
Water vapour in the atmosphere absorbs much of the incoming longwave infrared and shortwave microwave radiation (between 22µm and 1m). The presence of water vapour in the lower atmosphere varies greatly from location to location and at different times of the year. For example, the air mass above a desert would have very little water vapour to absorb energy, while the tropics would have high concentrations of water vapour (i.e. high humidity).