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About how much of the solar energy that reaches earth passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed by the surface of earth?
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∙ 12y ago
Of the Sun's energy reaching Earth's atmosphere, just under 60% reaches the Earth's surface.
Only a small fraction of the Sun's energy reaches Earth, of course.
In fact it's only about 0.000000045 percent.
So, the answer to the question is: about 0.000000025 percent.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 6y agowhat you want to know: about 50% is absorbed by Earth's surface
other stuff: 30% is reflected by earths surface
20% is absorbed by ozone, clouds, and atmospheric gases
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25% is scattered and reflected by clouds and air
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Hold Science & Technology Weather and Climate
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∙ 9y agoThe clouds, water vapor and ozone absorb about 23% of solar energy coming into the earth's atmosphere. 25% of incoming solar energy is transferred from the surface into the atmosphere. An approximate 53% total transfer of incoming solar energy is absorbed by the earth's surface elements.
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∙ 12y agoThis varies over time, both by season and over longer periods. Heat and light tend to absorb better in some materials (generally darker) than others. Ice ages become self-feeding, as heat and light reflect off the bright snow and reflect more of the sun's energy back out into space. Greenhouse gases, by contrast, trap more of the heat from the sun, causing the atmosphere to warm.
The total amount of energy received by Earth radiated by the Sun is estimated at 173 Petawatts (a petawatt is a quadrillion [or million billion] watts). There is another 1 petawatt or so of other energy including geothermal (volcanoes, etc.), tidal energy from the sun and moon, etc. Anyhow, of the sun's energy, about 70% is absorbed by the planet, on average. Snow and glaciers, and white cloudtops increase the albedo or brightness of the Earth and cause more of the sun's energy to reflect back into space whilst darker material (such as ash clouds) or more energy-absorbent material (such as greenhouse gases in the atmosphere) causes the Earth to retain more of the sun's energy.
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∙ 10y ago45% of the solar radiation that reaches earth is absorbed by the surface of the earth.
- 25% is reflected by clouds.
- 25% is absorbed by clouds and atmosphere.
- 5% is reflected by ice and snow on the earth's surface.
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∙ 11y agoAbout 51%
174 PW (peta Watts) of energy impinge the Earth each year.
89 PW are absorbed by land and oceans
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(See Sources and related links below for a diagram)
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∙ 9y agoHalf of the solar energy or 50 percent.
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∙ 12y agoAt night or during the day?
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