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prevent the escape of [[infrared radiation]]
prevent the escape of [[infrared radiation]]
from the earth.
from the earth.
These "greenhouse gas" molecules (principally water, carbon dioxide, and methane)
These "greenhouse gas" molecules (principally water, carbon dioxide, and methane)
absorb and re-emit longwave [[infrared rays]] emitted from the earth's surface into the atmosphere (see [[radiational cooling]]).
absorb and re-emit longwave [[infrared rays]] emitted from the earth's surface into the atmosphere (see [[radiational cooling]]).
This insulating effect has been compared to a blanket or to the glass walls and roof of a [[greenhouse]], but the process is not the same.
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==