What is the current energy imbalance at the top of the atmosphere? Units are Wm 2, input a number only.

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What is the current energy imbalance at the top of the atmosphere? Units are Wm-2, input
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Transcribed Image Text:What is the current energy imbalance at the top of the atmosphere? Units are Wm-2, input number only.
In this quiz, you will use this key figure from Lecture 3.2 to study the Earth's current energy
budget. For all questions, use the best estimate (large number), and ignore the range shown in
parentheses.
incoming
Units (Wm2) solar TOA
340
(340, 341)
79
(74,91)
solar absorbed
atmosphere
solar
down
surface
imbalance
0.6
(0.2, 1.0)
IPCC AR4, Fig. 2.11
161
(154, 166)
100
(96, 100)
185 24
(179, 189) (22,26)
solar reflected
TOA
solar absorbed
surface
*******00
111111111
|||||||||
*********
********
solar
reflected"
Ju
surface"
****
31
latent heat
11
11
84 20
(70, 85) (15, 25)
evapo-
ration
sensible
heat
18866
398
(394, 400)
thermal
up surface
thermal outgoing
TOA
239
(236, 242)
atmospheric
window
greenhouse
gases
342
(338, 348)
thermal
down surface
Transcribed Image Text:In this quiz, you will use this key figure from Lecture 3.2 to study the Earth's current energy budget. For all questions, use the best estimate (large number), and ignore the range shown in parentheses. incoming Units (Wm2) solar TOA 340 (340, 341) 79 (74,91) solar absorbed atmosphere solar down surface imbalance 0.6 (0.2, 1.0) IPCC AR4, Fig. 2.11 161 (154, 166) 100 (96, 100) 185 24 (179, 189) (22,26) solar reflected TOA solar absorbed surface *******00 111111111 ||||||||| ********* ******** solar reflected" Ju surface" **** 31 latent heat 11 11 84 20 (70, 85) (15, 25) evapo- ration sensible heat 18866 398 (394, 400) thermal up surface thermal outgoing TOA 239 (236, 242) atmospheric window greenhouse gases 342 (338, 348) thermal down surface
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