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what 's the fate of incoming solar radiation?[image]
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| - is concentrated in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum, is determined by its wavelength. |
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| Longer wavelength radiation |
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| -(e.g., infrared) is absorbed by atmospheric gases. |
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| Shorter wavelengths of solar |
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| - particularly in the visible range, are not absorbed by the atmosphere, except for the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer of the upper atmosphere. |
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| Some of the incident visible solar radiation |
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| is reflected back into space by clouds, dust, and Earth’s surface, and the rest is absorbed. |
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Plants and other photosynthetic organisms
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| contain chlorophyll that absorbs light in the orange, short-red, blue, and ultraviolet portions of the solar radiation spectrum. |
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| The absorption of visible light |
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| -less for green and yellow wavelengths, the reflection of which accounts for the color of leaves. |
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