Using this figure Global Energy Budget discuss how one of these factors contribu
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Using this figure Global Energy Budget discuss how one of these factors contributes to the balance within the climate system. How does this factor interact with other components?
Reflected Solar Radiation 101.9 W/m2 Incoming Solar Radiation 341.3 W/m2 239 Outgoing ongave Global 341 Radiation 238.5 W/m Energ Reflected by Clouds and Atmosphere 79 Budget 4 Atmospheric Emitted by169 Atmosphere This figure represents the global annual mean Earth's energy Window Greenhouse budget for the March Absorbed by 78 Atmosphere 2000 to May 2004 period in W/m2. The broad arrows indicate the schematic flow of energy in proportion to their importance Gases Latent 17 80 Heat 40 333 Reflected by 356 Surface 23 Back Radiation (modified from Kiehl and Trenberth, 1997) 396 Surface 161 Absorbed by Surface 17 80 Thermals Evapo- Radiation Absorbed by transpiration Surface EARTH Net absorbed 0.9 W/m2Explanation / Answer
climate of the earth is controled by the atmosphere and types of gases present in this. without green house gases temperature of earth will be in minus degree celsius, that is around 255 kelvin, but due to the presence of green house gases the temperature increases due to the heat absorbing capacity of this gases. along with this the albedo of earth play an important role in the climate system the average albedo of earth is calculated to be 0.3, this means that 30% of the incident solar radiation reflected back to space. it is calculated that around 1370 w/m2 energy incident on the upper atmosphre of earth but part of it reflected back from there itself. clouds allow the short wavelength radiations from sun to pass through it but it prevent the long wavelength radiations so, during the cloudy days heat will be more than the normal. today the increasing amount of green house gases has increased the amount of heat trapped with in the atmosphere and it leads to the global warming and melting of the polar ice caps and glaciers.
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