Chapter 3: Energy Balance and Temperature
Solar Flux Density Reaching Earth
Solar Energy Incident On the Earth
Solar Energy Absorbed by Earth
Albedo = [Reflected] / [Incoming] Sunlight
What Happens After the Earth Absorbs Solar Energy?
Factors Determine Planet Temperature
Why Large Greenhouse Effect On Venus?
Why Small Greenhouse Effect on Mars?
Selective Absorption and Emission
"A portion of the longwave..."
Why Selective Absorption/Emission?
Different Forms of Energy Levels
Energy Required to Change the Levels
Atmospheric Influences on Insolation
Rayleigh Scattering (Gas Molecules)
Nonselective Scattering (Clouds)
Latitudinal Variations of Net Energy