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Greenhouse effect
The process whereby short-wave radiation passes readily through the earth's atmosphere to surface areas, whereas the longer-wave outgoing radiation is absorbed and reradiated by water vapor, droplets and carbon dioxide, thus retaining heat in the atmosphere.
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