Radiatively active gases

Radiatively active gases
  Gases that absorb incoming solar radiation or outgoing infrared radiation, affecting the vertical temperature profile of the atmosphere. Also see Radiative forcing.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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