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Main infrared atmospheric window is between 8 - 14 um . So that's the region of spectrum where the atmosphere is transparent.That's why our Earth cools down a little bit. Does it mean that the major band of emissivity of most of earth's matter is in the region of the window ( 8-14 um )

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Main infrared atmospheric window is between 8 - 14 um . So that's the region of spectrum where the atmosphere is transparent.That's why our Earth cools down a little bit. Does it mean that the major band of emissivity of most of earth's matter is in the region of the window ( 8-14 um )

 

"Band of emissivity"? (emissivity is a property of materials, telling you how much they act like a blackbody)

 

The emission window matches up with the blackbody profile of something near 300K.

http://www.r-s-c-c.org/node/114

http://how-it-looks.blogspot.com/2010/01/infrared-radiation-black-bodies-and.html

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