Diurnal energy budgets

What is the suns energy coming into earth called

incoming short wave radiation

what are the first dispersals of energy from the incoming short wave radiation

• Reflected back to space 24%

• Scattered by Atmosphere into space 5%

[29% back into space]

• Absorbed by atmosphere 23%

how much energy reaches the earths surface

48%

how much of that 48% is relected/absorbed

• 6% reflected

• 42% absorbed

what are the three ways energy is released and how much %

• Re-readiated longwave radiation 12%

• sensible heat-transfer 5%

• Latent heat transfer 25%

what is latent heat transfer

• A change of state where evaporation takes place requiring heat

• hot air rised then condensing and releacing heat

these changes of state release the engery onto the atmosphere

what is the difference between the tempreture in the day and night

diurnal range

how is energy released in the night time energy budjet

• latent heat transfer

• long wave radiation

• sensible heat transfer

How much light is reflectecd off of Snow compared to Dark ocean

Snow = 90%

Dark ocean = 6%

what is dinuranal range

the difference between maximum and minimum temperature in a 24-hour period

what is latent heat transfer

energy exchanged during a change of state (e.g. evaporation) without a change in temperature

what is sensible heat transfer

transfer of energy that causes a measurable change in temperature