water-vapor absorption

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water-vapor absorption [′wȯd·ər ¦vā·pər əb‚sȯrp·shən]

(meteorology)

The absorption of certain wavelengths of infrared radiation by atmospheric water vapor; a process of fundamental importance in the energy budget of the earth's atmosphere.

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