How exactly do heat trapping greenhouse gases increase the temperature of the lower atmosphere? Does heat trapping increase the average kinetic energy (hence temperature) of the lower atmosphere's molecules? If so, how exactly? - TL Winslow, Pansophist master of STEM and world history

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-CO2-a-better-greenhouse-gas-despite-having-a-lower-specific-heat-capacity-than-air/answer/TL-Winslow