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reaches a n end point such a s the ground,
water, o r structures a nd r oads. When t his
occurs, the radiation is absorbed by the ma-
terial, causing a rising heat level for the ma-
terial as well as the Earth's atmosphere. But
with stainless steel, the process is greatly re-
is partly absorbed by the atmosphere on the
way down, and that which isn't hits the stain-
wave lengths that were able to penetrate the