If CO2 gases can not permit the reflected sunlight to go out to space once the sunlight is reflected from the earth surface, why the CO2 gases does permit the sunlight to enter atmosphere when coming directly from the sun. Why the CO2 gas did not have the same shield effect in both directions?
2007-05-21 08:55:10 · 4 answers · asked by omartorres903 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I believe it works by the CO2 absorbing the radiation, not reflecting it. Geolicious is right. Water vapor is much more important.
2007-05-21 09:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The greenhouse gasses keep heat (not light) from leaving. The heat comes in as infrared radiation and tries to leave by convection (heat rises). The greenhouse gasses act like a blanket to keep the earth warn. The greenhouse gasses are about 90% water vapor and about 3% CO2. Without the greenhouse effect earth would be a very cold place.
2007-05-21 09:07:20 · answer #2 · answered by John S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because of the fact the inhabitants of the earth has greater effective, so has the upward thrust in the concentration of CO2 in the ambience. greater people means greater CO2, the two from generic respiration, and from greater use of the burning of so observed as fossil fuels. is this including to the "greenhouse result", and is the greenhouse result inflicting the warming we at the instant see? Unknown, study which ought to be achieved to substantiate or deny that have not been achieved.
2016-12-17 19:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
H2O also plays an important part in the greenhouse effect as well.
2007-05-21 09:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋