radiation balance of the Earth's surface

Mira otros diccionarios:

• Earth's radiation balance — is the equation of the incoming and outgoing thermal radiation.The incoming solar radiation is short wave, therefore the equation below is called the short wave radiation balance Qs:::Qs = G R = D + H R or depending on the albedo (back reflection …   Wikipedia

• Carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere — Carbon dioxide forms approximately 0.04% of the Earth s atmosphere. It is essential to photosynthesis in plants and other photoautotrophs, and is also a prominent greenhouse gas due to its radiative forcing strength.ConcentrationAs of November… …   Wikipedia

• Age of the Earth — This article is about scientific estimates of the age of the Earth. For religious and other non scientific estimates, see Dating Creation. Earth as seen from Apollo 17 The age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years (4.54 × 109 years ± 1%) …   Wikipedia

• Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …   Universalium

• Earth's energy budget — [ thumb|right|250px|A schematic representation of the energy exchanges between the EarthEarth s atmosphere, and outer space. Note that the total energy entering each level is equal to the energy leaving that level as should be expected for a… …   Wikipedia

• Surface runoff — Runoff flowing into a stormwater drain Surface runoff is the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, meltwater, or other sources flows over the land. This is a major component of the water… …   Wikipedia

• Radiation pressure — is the pressure exerted upon any surface exposed to electromagnetic radiation. If absorbed, the pressure is the energy flux density divided by the speed of light. If the radiation is totally reflected, the radiation pressure is doubled.For… …   Wikipedia

• The Deadly Years — Star Trek: The Original Series episode Captain Kirk suffers from rapid aging Episode no. Episode 41 …   Wikipedia

• Snowball Earth — The Snowball Earth hypothesis as it was originally proposedcite book author = Kirschvink, J.L. year = 1992 chapter = Late Proterozoic low latitude global glaciation: The snowball Earth title = The Proterozoic Biosphere: A Multidisciplinary Study… …   Wikipedia

• electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …   Universalium

• List of scientists opposing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries …   Wikipedia