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How much solar energy is reflected by clouds and other particles?
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∙ 10y ago
About 19% of incoming solar radiation is absorbed by clouds and the atmosphere.
- Incoming solar radiation: 100%
- Reflected by the atmosphere: 6% : Absorbed by the atmosphere: 16%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 78%
- Reflected by clouds: 20% : Absorbed by clouds: 3%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 55%
- Reflected by the earth's surface: 4% : Absorbed by the earth's surface (lands and oceans): 51%
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoOf the incoming solar radiation 26% is reflected by the earth's atmosphere and clouds.
- Incoming solar radiation: 100%
- Reflected by the atmosphere: 6% : Absorbed by the atmosphere: 16%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 78%
- Reflected by clouds: 20% : Absorbed by clouds: 3%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 55%
- Reflected by the earth's surface: 4% : Absorbed by the earth's surface (lands and oceans): 51%
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∙ 10y agoOf the incoming solar radiation 16% is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere, 3% is absorbed by clouds and 51%is absorbed by the earth's surface, making a total of 70%.
- Incoming solar radiation: 100%
- Reflected by the atmosphere: 6% : Absorbed by the atmosphere: 16%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 78%
- Reflected by clouds: 20% : Absorbed by clouds: 3%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 55%
- Reflected by the earth's surface: 4% : Absorbed by the earth's surface (lands and oceans): 51%
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoOf the incoming solar radiation 16% is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.
- Incoming solar radiation: 100%
- Reflected by the atmosphere: 6% : Absorbed by the atmosphere: 16%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 78%
- Reflected by clouds: 20% : Absorbed by clouds: 3%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 55%
- Reflected by the earth's surface: 4% : Absorbed by the earth's surface (lands and oceans): 51%
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∙ 6y agoThe Earth has an angular diameter of approx 0.0024 degrees when viewed from the sun. This means that the Earth's disc accounts for approx 5*10-6 of the sphere surrounding the sun. The sun radiates light in all directions - covering an area of 4*pi stradians. Therefore the Earthaccound for 3.7*10-7 of the sphere surrounding the sun. Even if the earth were fully covered by clouds and they absorbed all the incident sunlight, that would only account for 3.7*10-5 %, or less than 4 parts in ten million.
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When you put air into a sealed syringe and then place it into boiling water why does it expand?
The air particles within the sealed syringe expand because the heat from the water gives it energy. And when energy is added to a substance, the particles have more energy to break away from the attractions set on by the other particles. In other words, it expands. (hope that answers it for you.) as the air particles gain heat energy ,they convert this energy into their kinectic energy which makes the particles of the air to move more faster and apart from each other hence resulting in expansion
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The question is incomplete. What percentage of the sun's incoming radiation is reflected by clouds, is absorbed by the upper atmosphere, falls to the earth's surface, is reflected by the earth's surface, is in the ultra violet / visible / infra red / other part of the electromagnetic spectrum are all possible questions. I suggest you think a little about your question before posting it.
