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Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere selectively absorb radiation at what wavelength?

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They absorb radiation in the ultraviolet area - somewhat less than 4000 Angstroms or 400 mμ.

The reduction of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere causes more of the shorter wavelengths to reach the surface of the earth and then to be reradiated at longer wavelengths causing global warming.

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