On the Combined Infrared Cooling of Two Absorbing Gases in the Same Spectral Region

George Ohring Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

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Joachim H. Joseph Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

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Abstract

A simple criterion is presented for determining whether the combined local atmospheric infrared cooling rate at a given height in the presence of two gases, absorbing in the same spectral region, is less than or greater than the cooling rate of either of the gases alone. The criterion is applied to infrared cooling of a tropical atmosphere.

Abstract

A simple criterion is presented for determining whether the combined local atmospheric infrared cooling rate at a given height in the presence of two gases, absorbing in the same spectral region, is less than or greater than the cooling rate of either of the gases alone. The criterion is applied to infrared cooling of a tropical atmosphere.

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