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Why did the US Air Force study water vapor and Co2 in the atmosphere ? what did they learn?

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The U.S. Air Force needed to understand the atmosphere for communications and to design heat-seeking missiles. At certain wavelengths carbon dioxide and water vapor block radiation. So the new missiles couldn't see very far if they used a wavelength that CO2 absorbs.

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