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How much of the sun’s radiation energy is absorbed by the greenhouse gases to warm the planet?

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How much of the sun’s radiation energy is absorbed by the greenhouse gases to warm the planet?

(a) 75PW

(b) 1750GW

(c) 1500MW

(d) 150TW

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I would like to ask this question from Climate Model topic in portion Atmosphere & Greenhouse Gases of Environmental Engineering

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The correct answer is (a) 75PW

To elaborate: The greenhouses gases, mainly carbon dioxide and water vapour absorb nearly 75 peta-watts of the infrared radiations from the sun.

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