太阳辐射与大气层课题.ppt

* * * * * * Lecture 3: Radiation and Earth’s Atmosphere EarthsClimate_Web_Chapter.pdf, p. 1-5 For more advanced reading materials, please see /courses/387h/ScheduleGPC_detail.htm The earth’s global average surface temperature in present climate is 15C (59F). Without the atmosphere, it would be -18C (-0.4F), About 33C or 59.4F colder! Atmosphere is the most important component of the earth’s climate. Radiation vs. other heat sources: Total energy enter the earth’s atmosphere: 174 petawatts or 174X1015 Watts Solar: 99.978%, Geothermal: 0.013%, waste and fossil fuel: 0.007%, tidal: 0.002%