University Physics Volume 2
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Chapter 1, Problem 129CP
Let's stop ignoring the greenhouse effect and incorporate it into the previous problem in a very rough way. Assume the atmosphere is a single layer, a spherical shell around Earth, with an emissivity e 0.77 (chosen simply to give the light answer) at infrared wavelengths emitted by Earth and by the atmosphere. However, the atmosphere is transparent to the Sun's
a. In terms of Earth's radius, the constant
b. What is the power of Earth 's radiation absorbed by the atmosphere?
c. In terms of the unknown temperature Te of the atmosphere, what is the power radiated from the atmosphere?
d. Write an equation that says the power of the radiation the atmosphere absorbs from Earth equals the of the radiation it emits.
e. Half of the power radiated by the atmosphere hits Earth. Write an equation that says that the power Earth absorbs from the atmosphere and the Sun equals the power that it emits.
f. Solve your two equations for the unknown temperature of Earth.
For steps that make this model less crude, see for example (https://openstaxcollege.org/l/21paulgormlec) by Paul O'Gorrnan.
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