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That's not really how it works. The land and ocean radiate their energy directly into space. This works through emitting mostly infrared frequency light for wh
by bananabreakfast 6y ago
That's not really how it works. The land and ocean radiate their energy directly into space.
This works through emitting mostly infrared frequency light for which, just like visible light, the atmosphere is mostly transparent.
- falcolas 6y agoHowever, water can also transfer heat to the atmosphere via conduction, evaporation, etc. I don't know the comparative rates, but there is certainly a lot of evaporation.