Using terms like albedo and absorption, what are the basics of earth's energy budget, including ingoing/outgoing radiation, greenhouse effect, and how it differs at high and low altitudes?
Using terms like albedo and absorption, what are the basics of earth's energy budget, including ingoing/outgoing radiation, greenhouse effect, and how it differs at high and low altitudes?
The solar system is a gravitationally bound system around the sun. It has 8 planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, etc. revolving around the sun in their orbit.
Sun is the only star in the solar system. Therefore, only the sun can produce energy by the nuclear fusion reaction. All the planets and moons get this solar energy in the form of heat and light.
Insolation is the amount of solar radiation received by the earth per unit surface from the sun. It is important for the earth system dynamics and the existence of the biosphere. However, the distribution of solar radiation is not uniform on earth.
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