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infrared radiation  

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  • Infrared radiation is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum popularly (but not entirely accurately) conceptualized as heat. The IR region covers wavelengths that span nearly three orders of magnitude; it is conventional therefore to break this down into further subgroups (Table 1). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Radiation, Infrared]

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