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102 Reflected Solar Radiation 101.9Wm2 Reflected by Clouds and Atmosphere 79 Reflected by Surface 23 161 Absorbed by Surface Global Energy Flows W m² 341 Incoming Solar Radiation 341.3Wm² 17 Absorbed by 78 Atmosphere Emitted by A Atmosphere Latent 80 Heat 17 80 Thermals Evapo- transpiration Net absorbed 0.9 Wm³ ↑ 356 169 239 ↑ Outgoing Longwave Radiation 238.5 W m² Atmospheric Window Greenhouse Gases 333 Back Radiation 396 333 Surface Radiation Absorbed by Surface 13) Which type of radiation do the yellow arrows represent, where does it come from, and what process is represented by the yellow arrows going back up? 14) Which type of radiation do the tan arrows represent, where does it come from, and what process is represented by the tan arrow going back down? 15) Suppose you made the Earth 2 units more reflective ("unit" being the number within each arrow). How would the units within all three arrows at the top of the figure change (what new values would those have), and would the Earth warm or cool, all else being equal?

102 Reflected Solar Radiation 101.9Wm2 Reflected by Clouds and Atmosphere 79 Reflected by Surface 23 161 Absorbed by Surface Global Energy Flows W m² 341 Incoming Solar Radiation 341.3Wm² 17 Absorbed by 78 Atmosphere Emitted by A Atmosphere Latent 80 Heat 17 80 Thermals Evapo- transpiration Net absorbed 0.9 Wm³ ↑ 356 169 239 ↑ Outgoing Longwave Radiation 238.5 W m² Atmospheric Window Greenhouse Gases 333 Back Radiation 396 333 Surface Radiation Absorbed by Surface 13) Which type of radiation do the yellow arrows represent, where does it come from, and what process is represented by the yellow arrows going back up? 14) Which type of radiation do the tan arrows represent, where does it come from, and what process is represented by the tan arrow going back down? 15) Suppose you made the Earth 2 units more reflective ("unit" being the number within each arrow). How would the units within all three arrows at the top of the figure change (what new values would those have), and would the Earth warm or cool, all else being equal?

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Answer the following questions from Figure 3 below. 102 Reflected Solar Radiation 101.9W m² Reflected by Clouds and Atmosphere 79 Reflected by Surface 23 Absorbed by Surface Global Energy Flows W m² 341 Incoming Solar Radiation 341.3 W m² Absorbed by A 78 Atmosphere Emitted by / Atmosphere Latent 17 80 Heat - 80 17 Thermals Evapo- transpiration Net absorbed 0.9 W m² 356 169 396 Surface Radiation 239 t 1/40/ 40 Outgoing Longwave Radiation. 238.5 W m2 Atmospheric Window Greenhouse Gases 333 Back Radiation. 333 Absorbed by Surface 13) Which type of radiation do the yellow arrows represent, where does it come from, and what process is represented by the yellow arrows going back up? 14) Which type of radiation do the tan arrows represent, where does it come from, and what process is represented by the tan arrow going back down? 15) Suppose you made the Earth 2 units more reflective ("unit" being the number within each arrow). How would the units within all three arrows at the top of the figure change (what new values would those have), and would the Earth warm or cool, all else being equal? 16) If we added more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, how would the numbers in the bottoms of the two tan arrows change (would those increase or decrease?), and why. All else being equal, would the surface warm or cool?
Transcribed Image Text:Answer the following questions from Figure 3 below. 102 Reflected Solar Radiation 101.9W m² Reflected by Clouds and Atmosphere 79 Reflected by Surface 23 Absorbed by Surface Global Energy Flows W m² 341 Incoming Solar Radiation 341.3 W m² Absorbed by A 78 Atmosphere Emitted by / Atmosphere Latent 17 80 Heat - 80 17 Thermals Evapo- transpiration Net absorbed 0.9 W m² 356 169 396 Surface Radiation 239 t 1/40/ 40 Outgoing Longwave Radiation. 238.5 W m2 Atmospheric Window Greenhouse Gases 333 Back Radiation. 333 Absorbed by Surface 13) Which type of radiation do the yellow arrows represent, where does it come from, and what process is represented by the yellow arrows going back up? 14) Which type of radiation do the tan arrows represent, where does it come from, and what process is represented by the tan arrow going back down? 15) Suppose you made the Earth 2 units more reflective ("unit" being the number within each arrow). How would the units within all three arrows at the top of the figure change (what new values would those have), and would the Earth warm or cool, all else being equal? 16) If we added more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, how would the numbers in the bottoms of the two tan arrows change (would those increase or decrease?), and why. All else being equal, would the surface warm or cool?
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