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Terrestrial (Earth) Radiation Radiation emitted by Earth is almost entirely long-wave radiation. Most of the terrestrial radiation is absorbed by the water vapor in the atmosphere and some by other gases (about 8 percent is radiated directly to outer space). This radiant energy is reradiated in the atmosphere horizontally and vertically.
What things in the atmosphere absorb energy from the sun? - water vapor and carbon dioxide absorb infrared radiaton. - the ozone layer in the stratosphere absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation. -clouds, dust, and other gases absorb energy from the sun.