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The Greenhouse Effect
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Natural heating of earth’s surface caused by greenhouse gases –CO 2 (Carbon Dioxide) –CH 3 (Methane) –N 2 O (Nitrous Oxide) –H 2 O (Water Vapor) Necessary for life on earth
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Solar Radiation: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
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The Greenhouse Effect: How it Works Solar radiation reaches the surface and is absorbed or reradiated back into the atmosphere at longer lower energy wavelengths that can not travel back into space but are absorbed and released by the atmosphere.
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Small Scale Greenhouse Effect
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USA Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Global Emissions by Gas
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Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis
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Human enhanced greenhouse effect
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Carbon Cycle
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