REPORTER:

HEATHER JOY P. AGUILAR

 SOLAR RADIATION
AND EARTH’S ENERGY
BALANCE
 - is radiant energy
emitted by the sun
“SOLAR RADIATION”
from a nuclear fusion
reaction that creates
 ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
: is a form of energy that is reflected or emitted from objects in
the form of electrical and magnetic waves that can travel
• through space.
Radio Waves
• TV waves
• Radar waves
• Heat (infrared radiation)
• Light
• Ultraviolet Light (This is what causes Sunburns)
• X-rays (Just like the kind you get at the doctor's
office)
• Short waves
• Microwaves, like in a microwave oven
• Gamma Rays
 3 MAIN COMPONENTS OF
SOLAR RADIATION
is intercepted unimpeded, in a direct
DIRECT line from the sun.
:
DIFFUSED is scattered by atmospheric
constituents, such as clouds and
: dust.
REFLECTED :is reflected from surface features.
EARTH’S ENERGY
BALANCE
 “DEFINITION “
The earth-atmosphere energy balance is
the balance between incoming energy
from the Sun and outgoing energy from
the Earth. Energy released from the Sun is
emitted as shortwave light and ultraviolet
energy. When it reaches the Earth, some
is reflected back to space by clouds, some
is absorbed by the atmosphere, and some
EARTH’S ENERGY BUDGET
:
net flow of energy into
and out of the Earth
system