Earth radiation budgets

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Oct 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....86.9739s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, Oct. 20, 1981, p. 9739-9760.

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Annual Variations, Atmospheric Radiation, Earth Atmosphere, Satellite Observation, Synoptic Meteorology, Atmospheric Models, Budgets, Climatology, Earth Albedo, Mapping, Meteorological Satellites

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The annual and seasonal averaged earth atmosphere radiation budgets, derived from the most complete set of satellite observations available in late 1979, are presented. The budgets are derived using a composite of 48 monthly mean radiation budget maps. The annual, global average emitted infrared flux is 234 W/sq m, the planetary albedo is 0.30, and the net flux is zero within measurement uncertainty. In addition, the annual cycle of net flux is studied in detail, and the observed globally averaged net flux is found to display an annual cycle that is of similar magnitude and phase to the annual cycle imposed by the influence of sun-earth distance variations on solar radiation input into the atmosphere.

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