Internal and External Energy; Energy Budget

http://okfirst.ocs.ou.edu/train/meteorology/EnergyBudget.html

http://okfirst.ocs.ou.edu/train/meteorology/EnergyBudget2.html
 

Fate of Incoming Radiation (top)

http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/600/610/614/solar-water/unesco/
21-23.html

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~cortinas/1014/l7_2.html

http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/radiation_facts.html 

Now let's do Practice Exercise 4-1 (top) (click HERE for a printer-friendly version)

Directions: Complete Practice Exercise 4-1 below. Consult the Answer Key below for answers once you finish. Review the Instruction material which relates to any questions you do not get correct.

For Questions 1-5, enter the amount of radiation in the boxes at the right

Incoming Radiation: 100 %

%

 Reflected upward  1.  = _____
 Absorbed by gases and dust  2.  = _____
 Lost in space  3.  = _____
 Absorbed at surface  4.  = _____
 Absorbed in the atmosphere  5.  = _____

Answer Key (top) (click HERE for a printer-friendly version)

  1. 24
     
  2. 16
     
  3. 30
     
  4. 51
     
  5. 19

 

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