flacaltenn
Diamond Member
So, if it reaches and reflects, where does it go? It has to go back up. I didn't know CO2 absorbed IR waves.Is that what I said? Nope. I asked you to tell me. Two way conversation.your turn to give your thoughts.Your claim, you don't know?
Is that what I said?
You said IR from the atmosphere won't reach the ground. You failed to explain why.
Your claim it won't reach the ground is mistaken.
And you can't prove it does. If it did, it would have to be absorbed or reflect.
BINGO -- it is absorbed as heat energy or reflected as InfraRed light..
You shine an IRed Laser from a drone. What STOPS that light transmission? And what happens to that energy? Is the IR laser WARMER than the ground? Does it CARE???
I said ABSORBED or reflected. Most is absorbed. Because MOST matter absorbs IR.. And IF a molecule EMITS IRed at a certain energy and frequency (which CO2 does) -- it will absorb at that same frequency..
In fact, the Earth itself has a certain band of heat generated IR that it EMITS in order to cool itself..