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selective absorption comparison table

Subject	changes property	has inverse process	is a kind of	has domain	has synonym	has definition
atmospheric extinction	intensity	emission	selective absorption	optics	reddening	Decrease in the intensity of light from a celestial body due to absorption and scattering by the Earth's atmosphere. The extinction increases from the zenith to the horizon and affects short wavelengths more than long wavelengths, so that objects near the horizon appear redder than they are at the zenith.

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