 The transformation of the incident solar radiation into scattered and thermal radiation, and the consequent thermodynamic effects on the earth's gaseous envelope, are very complicated phenomena, requiring the most advanced methods of molecular physics...  Atmospheric Radiation: Theoretical Basis - Page 1by R. M. Goody, Y. L. Yung - 1995 - 519 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Zekai Sen - Technology & Engineering - 2008 - 276 pages
...of its energy from space in the form of solar EM radiation. Its total heat content does not change significantly with time, indicating a close overall...low-temperature, thermal radiation emitted by the planet. The radiance at the mean solar distance - the solar constant - is about 1360 W/m2 (Monteith 1962). At the... | |
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