Atmospheric Transmission Beer's Law

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3/31/10Atmospheric transmittanceUV-IR(no scattering)NB. Midlatitude summerWhich constituents have thelargest influence onatmospheric transmittance?Where are the atmosphericwindow regions?Which gases are ‘infraredactive’ and contribute togreenhouse warming?Which gases significantlyabsorb solar radiation?What are the main sourcesfor each gas?Atmospheric CO 2Measurements of atmospheric CO 2 concentrations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii(Keeling and Whorf, Scripps Inst. Ocean., UCA)20
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Page 3 and 4: 3/31/10Extinction of radiation• A
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