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Solar Variability and Planetary Climates

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2 With a global average irradiance of 342 W/m , the Sun is by far the largest source of energy for planet Earth. In comparison, the internal energy produced by Earth 2 itself is only about 0. 087 W/m (Pollack et al. , 1993), which in turn is 3. 5 times 2 larger than the 0. 025 W/m of heat produced by the burning of fossil fuels. About 31% (31 units) of the solar energy which arrives at the top of the - mosphere is re?ected back to space by scattering from clouds, aerosols, and the Earth’s surface. Almost 20 units of solar radiation are absorbed in the atmosphere. The remaining 49 units are absorbed at the surface. Evaporation of water at the Earth’s surface consumes 23 units, and 7 units are transferred to the atmosphere by heat conduction. On balance 19 units are lost from the Earth’s surface as infrared radiation, however consisting of 114 going upward and 95 returning from the - mosphere to the Earth’s surface (see also Rosenfeld, 2006). There is thus a sixfold recycling of energy. This is the greenhouse effect, established by the presence of watervaporandofothergreenhousegases,CO ,CH ,N O,andCFCs,intheatmo- 2 4 2 sphere. Due to human activities the latter have been increasing in the atmosphere, 2 causing climate warming through an energy imbalance of 2. 5–3 W/m , more than 100 times larger than the heat released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels.
Release date NZ
November 19th, 2010
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by J. Langen
  • Edited by L. Gray
  • Edited by M. Lockwood
  • Edited by R -M Bonnet
  • Edited by Y. Calisesi
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Illustrations
93 Illustrations, color; 111 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 474 p. 204 illus., 93 illus. in color.
Pages
474
Dimensions
160x240x25
ISBN-13
9781441923714
Product ID
11158025

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