Greenhouse effect of the atmosphere Light from the sun includes the entire visible region and smaller portions of the adjacent UV and infrared regions Sunlight penetrates the atmosphere and warms the earth's surface Longer wavelength infrared radiation is radiated from the earth's surface The gases in the atmosphere that act a considerable amount of the like glass in a outgoing IR radiation is absorbed by greenhouse are called gases in the atmosphere and greenhouse gases. reradiated back to earthGreenhouse effect of the atmosphere • Light from the sun includes the entire visible region and smaller portions of the adjacent UV and infrared regions. • Sunlight penetrates the atmosphere and warms the earth’s surface. • Longer wavelength infrared radiation is radiated from the earth’s surface. • A considerable amount of the outgoing IR radiation is absorbed by gases in the atmosphere and reradiated back to earth. The gases in the atmosphere that act like glass in a greenhouse are called greenhouse gases