An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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atmospheric absorption
  درشم ِ جوی  
daršam-e javvi
Fr.: absorption atmosphérique  

The absorption of → electromagnetic radiation in the → atmosphere mainly by → water vapor, → carbon dioxide, and oxygen. The atmosphere introduces two more limiting factors in → remote sensing:
→ atmospheric scattering and → atmospheric turbulence.

See also: → atmospheric; → absorption.