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Meghan Bantog
Cassandra Panizal

DESIGN WITH
MICROCLIMATE:
Understanding & Modifying Radiation

DESIGN WITH MICROCLIMATE:

Understanding & Modifying Radiation

Solar Radiation

— Solar radiation or sunlight is the general term for the

electro magnetic radiation emitted by the sun.

— The amount of solar radiation received by a place

is affected by its geographic location, time of day, season,
local landscape, and local weather.

Reference: Solar Radiation Basics on energy.gov

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Understanding & Modifying Radiation

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The sun provides solar radiation that adds
warmth to elements in a landscape.

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Understanding & Modifying Radiation

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The sun rises
The sun
in the
provides
easternsolar
sky, radiation
travels to that
its highest
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a landscape.
sky, forming an arc.

 East
South

North
West
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Understanding & Modifying Radiation

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The sun rises in the eastern sky, travels to its highest point in
The arc of the sun is highest in the sky in summer and lowest in winter.
the southern sky, then sets in the western sky, forming an arc.

 Summer Sun Path

Winter
Sun Path

East
South

North
West

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The more perpendicular the sun’s rays are to the surface of an object,
The arc of the sun is highest in the sky in summer and lowest in winter.
the higher the intensity of radiation received by the object.

 Some heat
passed into
space

Incoming
solar radiation

Most heat is absorbed and

re-emi ed by greenhouse
gas molecules, further
warming the Earth

Absorption
Re ection most radiation is
some of the incoming absorbed by the
radiation is re ected by Earth’s surface
the Earth’s surface and and warms it
the atmosphere back
to space
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Solar Radiation Terrestrial Radiation Albedo

— Power emitted — Radiation emitted —

by the Sun by the Earth The
reflectivity
— Short-wave — Long-wave of a surface
Radiation Radiation

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The darker the color of a surface, the more solar radiation it will absorb, the
The more perpendicular the sun’s rays are to the surface of an object,
hotter it gets; hence, the less it will reflect solar radiation onto other
the higher the intensity of radiation received by the object.
surfaces and vice versa for lighter surfaces.

 Albedo Values Moon 6%-8%

(% Re ected) Fresh Snow
80%-95%
Forests
10%-20%
Light Roof Dark Roof
35%-50% 8%-18%

Water bodies
10%-60%
(varies with
Sun altitude)
Concrete
17%-27%

Black Top
Asphalt
5%-10%

Grass
25%-30%
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for lighter surfaces.

 Outgoing Radiation Short-wave Radiation

Long-wave Radiation

Re ected
Incoming by Clouds
Solar Radiation
Net Emission Emi ed
Re ected from Surface by Clouds
by Surface

Absorption & Emi ed by

Emission by Atmosphere
Atmosphere

Absorbed
Absorbed by by Clouds
Atmosphere

Back
Emi ed by Radiation
Surface
Absorbed
by Surface
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The darker the color of a surface, the more solar radiation it will absorb, the
The
hotter
sunitmoves
gets; hence,
faster through
the less the
it will
skyreflect
in summer
solar than
radiation
it does
onto
in winter.
other
surfaces and vice versa for lighter surfaces.

 Summer Sun Path

Winter
Sun Path

East
South

North
West

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Clear sky emits very little terrestrial radiation compared with other surfaces
The sun moves faster through the sky in summer than it does in winter.
in the landscape.

 Short-wave Radiation
Long-wave Radiation
30%
Re ected &
100% Sca ered
(342W/m²) 70% Radiated

26%
Space Re ected & 5% Lost
Sca ered to Space
65% Radiated

109% Absorbed
23%
Earth’s Absorbed
95% Radiated
Atmosphere Back Down
4% Re ected
Green-
house
E ect 29% Lost
as Latent &
Back Sensible Heat
Earth’s 47% Absorbed Radiation
Surface
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Understanding & Modifying Radiation
Meghan Bantog
Cassandra Panizal
Presentation by Meghan Bantog