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What happens to solar radiation after it reaches the earth? how do greenhouse gases warm the lower atmosphere?

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it is intercepted first by the atmosphere, a small part of the sun's energy is directly absorbed, particularly by certain gases such as ozone and water vapor. during the day the sun shines through tha atmosphere
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