<P> The absorption of electromagnetic radiation by water depends on the state of the water . </P> <P> The absorption in the gas phase occurs in three regions of the spectrum . Rotational transitions are responsible for absorption in the microwave and far - infrared, vibrational transitions in the mid-infrared and near - infrared . Vibrational bands have rotational fine structure . Electronic transitions occur in the vacuum ultraviolet regions . </P> <P> Liquid water has no rotational spectrum but does absorb in the microwave region . </P>

Which form of electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by water in our atmosphere
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