top | item 46334913 (no title) maltelau | 2 months ago Water vapour absorbs the thermal radiation (heat trying to escape earth) better than it absorbs sunlight (heat trying to enter earth). Therefore, the more water vapour in the atmosphere, the stronger the greenhouse effect.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_absorption_by_...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect discuss order hn newest pfdietz|2 months ago In this case I believe it's not water vapor, but rather reflection of IR from ice crystals.
pfdietz|2 months ago In this case I believe it's not water vapor, but rather reflection of IR from ice crystals.
pfdietz|2 months ago