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Warming How CO$_2$ warming effect stays overnight?

Water vapor looses it energy at night (no sun, no UV) and this is deposited as dew. Change of state requires a massive energy change, in general. Is the greenhouse effect of CO2CO$_2$ not lost when it gets dark and there is no UV entering the earthEarth? If not how is the energy stored in the atmosphere by CO2CO$_2$? None of the research I can find, even from the 1950's or 1960's, has addressed this.

I am a doubter, but I do see that CO2CO$_2$ has the ability to warm. Just can't see how this is maintained overnight since there are about 12 hours of darkness daily. This seems to be the case with water vapor loosing energy daily or it would be 150 degrees (or more) in the South (USA) by July. I am a chemist with a strong thermodynamics background. Thanks.

Warming stays overnight?

Water vapor looses it energy at night (no sun, no UV) and this is deposited as dew. Change of state requires a massive energy change, in general. Is the greenhouse effect of CO2 not lost when it gets dark and there is no UV entering the earth? If not how is the energy stored in the atmosphere by CO2? None of the research I can find, even from the 1950's or 1960's, has addressed this.

I am a doubter, but I do see that CO2 has the ability to warm. Just can't see how this is maintained overnight since there are about 12 hours of darkness daily. This seems to be the case with water vapor loosing energy daily or it would be 150 degrees (or more) in the South (USA) by July. I am a chemist with a strong thermodynamics background. Thanks.

How CO$_2$ warming effect stays overnight?

Water vapor looses it energy at night (no sun, no UV) and this is deposited as dew. Change of state requires a massive energy change, in general. Is the greenhouse effect of CO$_2$ not lost when it gets dark and there is no UV entering the Earth? If not how is the energy stored in the atmosphere by CO$_2$? None of the research I can find, even from the 1950's or 1960's, has addressed this.

I am a doubter, but I do see that CO$_2$ has the ability to warm. Just can't see how this is maintained overnight since there are about 12 hours of darkness daily. This seems to be the case with water vapor loosing energy daily or it would be 150 degrees (or more) in the South (USA) by July. I am a chemist with a strong thermodynamics background. Thanks.

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Warming stays overnight?

Water vapor looses it energy at night (no sun, no UV) and this is deposited as dew. Change of state requires a massive energy change, in general. Is the greenhouse effect of CO2 not lost when it gets dark and there is no UV entering the earth? If not how is the energy stored in the atmosphere by CO2? None of the research I can find, even from the 1950's or 1960's, has addressed this.

I am a doubter, but I do see that CO2 has the ability to warm. Just can't see how this is maintained overnight since there are about 12 hours of darkness daily. This seems to be the case with water vapor loosing energy daily or it would be 150 degrees (or more) in the South (USA) by July. I am a chemist with a strong thermodynamics background. Thanks.