Why does the heat in the atmosphere mostly go down?

In summary, the conversation discusses the greenhouse effect and how heat is transferred between outer space, the atmosphere, and Earth's surface. The wiki article on the greenhouse effect explains that the atmosphere radiates energy in both directions, with a majority of the energy going towards the Earth's surface. The conversation then discusses the different forms of heat transfer and how they contribute to the movement of energy. It is determined that radiation is the main form of heat transfer in this scenario.
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I do not think we have a complete picture of all the energy paths in and out of the earth.
An example, We know tides are a result of other gravity fields pulling and pushing the oceans around,
yet the tides represent real measurable energy. How far fetched is it to believe, that the processes
responsible for moving tidal energy in, is also capable of moving energy out?
 
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I have deleted a few problematic posts. I would like to remind everyone that only mainstream science is allowed on PF, and that climate change/AGW is accepted science.

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