Sunflier@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHouse committee advances bill to ban chemtrailswww.alreporter.comexternal-linkmessage-square169linkfedilinkarrow-up1411arrow-down110
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minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoI thought they were just condensation?
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 hours agoThey are, but clouds disproportionately reflect IR. Basically the energy comes in as a mix of high, medium and low energy light. The earth re-radiates as low energy IR. Clouds trap this keeping the warmth (and energy) in. Clouds and CO2 act in a similar way.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 hours agoI see. Thanks for the clarification
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoYes, but the phenomenon occurs at specific altitudes, so you just fly slightly higher or lower.
I thought they were just condensation?
They are, but clouds disproportionately reflect IR. Basically the energy comes in as a mix of high, medium and low energy light. The earth re-radiates as low energy IR. Clouds trap this keeping the warmth (and energy) in.
Clouds and CO2 act in a similar way.
I see. Thanks for the clarification
Yes, but the phenomenon occurs at specific altitudes, so you just fly slightly higher or lower.
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