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The Greenhouse effect
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the process in which the absorption and subsequent emission of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases warms the lower atmosphere and the planet's surface.
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The troposphere
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the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface up to about 7km (above the poles) and to 20km (above the tropics).
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The stratosphere
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the second layer of the earth's atmosphere containing the the ozone layer. About 10km to 50km above the earth's surface.
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