Question
Explain heat budget of the Earth.

Answer

  • Every square foot on the surface of the earth every day.
  • About $700$ calories of solar energy is available over an area of ​ km.
  • It is the total solar energy received in the upper layers of the atmosphere.
  • Much of it is destroyed before it reaches the earth's surface.
  • About $15\%$ of the sun's energy is reflected back into space by clouds. And about $25\%$ of solar energy is absorbed by water vapor and water particles.
  • $33\%$ of the sun's energy is reflected back into space by clouds and about $25\%$ of the sun's energy is dispersed.
  • Of which $9\%$ returns to Earth in the form of heat dissipated in space and $16\%$ in all four directions.

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