Therefore the atmosphere warmed.http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/22mar_saber/
For the three day period, March 8th through 10th, the thermosphere absorbed 26 billion kWh of energy. Infrared radiation from CO2 and NO, the two most efficient coolants in the thermosphere, re-radiated 95% of that total back into space.