Solar energy strikes the top of the Earths atmosphere at a rate of 343 W m 2

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Solar energy strikes the top of the Earth’s atmosphere at a rate of 343 W m−2. About 30 per cent of this energy is reflected directly back into space by the Earth or the atmosphere. The Earth–atmosphere system absorbs the remaining energy and re-radiates it into space as black-body radiation. What is the average black-body temperature of the Earth? What is the wavelength of the most plentiful of the Earth’s black-body radiation?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 9780716787594

8th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Julio De Paula

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