types of radiation budget
what is shortwave radiation?
The measurement of how much energy is absorbed and reflected by the earth.
What is the percentage that sand reflects?
20-45%
what is reflected shortwave radiation?
The measurement of how much energy is reflected back out into space.
What is the percentage that clouds reflect?
20-23%
What is incoming shortwave radiation?
As it passes through the atmosphere, roughly 30% is reflected back out into space.
what is the percentage that grass reflects?
23-25%
what is longwave radiation?
The measurement of energy that is reflected into the atmosphere but also how much really escapes into space.
what is the percentage that trees reflect?
10-25%
What is outgoing longwave radiation?
The measurement of the energy that the earth absorbs from the sun is reflected into space; green house gasses are trapped by the atmosphere and re radiate heat into all directions.
what s the percentage that soil reflects?
10-20%