For the purpose of this exercise, we consider the Earth as a blackbody at a temperature of 300K. a. Assuming that it is spherical with a radius equals to 6370 km, calculate the total amount energy emitted by the Earth (Hint: The total amount of energy emitted by a surface = amount of energy emitted per unit area x area of the surface).   b. What wavelength range would you recommend to measure radiation emitted by the Earth using a satellite mounted sensor?

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For the purpose of this exercise, we consider the Earth as a blackbody at a temperature of 300K.
a. Assuming that it is spherical with a radius equals to 6370 km, calculate the total amount energy emitted by the Earth (Hint: The total amount of energy emitted by a surface = amount of energy emitted per unit area x area of the surface).
 
b. What wavelength range would you recommend to measure radiation emitted by the Earth using a satellite mounted sensor?
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