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Electromagnetic radiation interacting with the atmosphere
Electromagnetic radiation interacting with the atmosphere UV radiation enters the atmosphere and is scattered by particles back to space and forward to the surface. Depending on the amount of back scattering a satellite observes, scientists can determine what kind of particle interacting with the radiation. Heather Hunter