Is "absorb" also the same as "reflect" now? Sheesh.
Yes, we established that a few posts back. If we ignore transmission through the earth, which we agreed to do, then when the earth absorbs more,it reflects less and vice versa. Anything that increases absorption reduces reflection due to radiation equilibrium. I thought you accepted everything in that post. Are you now disagreeing with that point? This is going to take ages if we keep having to rehash old ground.
Provide your source.
Here's the CO2 infrared absorption spectra from NIST: https://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=124-38-9
Does CO2 absorb infrared at temperatures over 280K? Does it even interact with infrared at these temperatures?
Yes of course it does. I'm not sure what you even mean here. For example, NDIR CO2 sensors operate over a wide range of temperatures, because CO2 absorbs infrared over a wide range of temperatures. See also the entire field of spectroscopy and CO2 lines, not to mention CO2 lasers. Why in Sam Hill do you think CO2 stops absorbing IR at 280K (7C)? https://www.co2meter.com/blogs/news/how-does-an-ndir-co2-sensor-work
The hottest places on earth are deserts, which have very high reflectivity.
The coldest places on earth are ice caps, which have very high reflectivity. See, I can take statements out of context too. Now I know you're trolling.
