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How does the greenhouse effect influence the amount of incoming solar radiation?
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∙ 13y ago
Some radiation may be blocked or filtered or scattered by clouds, but most of it will pass right through clouds. To answer this question, it's best to know that clouds consist of dust particles, water molecules and a number of gas molecules. This collection of matter is much more condensed than usual gases and that is why they stand out in the sky. So, light and radiation from the sun comes in waves. These waves travel extreme distances to reach the Earth, but the majority of them won't reach the Earth because they reflect and refract through other substances. The matter in clouds has the same effect, they reflect and scatter the radiation from the sun. So, the answer to the question, "Do clouds block the sun's radiation?" would be yes.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe amount of incoming solar radiation is unchanged.
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∙ 11y agoThey reflect incoming radiation (thus cooling in the daytime),
while trapping outgoing infra-red (thus "warming" at night).
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∙ 11y agothey have a high albedo
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Temperature.
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Electromagnetic radiation
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the amount of solar radiation/the surface area of atmosphere/8
Which method regulates the temperature aboard the space station by reducing the amount of the sun's radiation that is absorbed?
insulation
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Net radiation, or net flux, is the balance between the incoming and outgoing energy here on Earth. It is the amount of energy that has influence over the climate.
How does the ozone layer change the amount of incoming solar radiation?
The ozone layer reduces incoming solar radiation by absorbing ultraviolet light.
What is the meaning of insulation in geography?
the amount of incoming solar radiation
Why does increasing the amount of a greenhouse gas increase the temperature of a planet?
The greenhouse gases reflect to the Earth the infrared radiation.
What is insolators?
Insolation is a measurement of the solar radiation received by a surface over a unit time. It is an abbreviation for "incoming solar radiation."the amount of sunlight that reaches a planet.
What three factors that influence the amount of solar radiation?
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Is the balance between incoming radiation and outgoing heat called radiation balance?
Is the equation of incoming and outgoing thermal radiation. Incoming radiation or solar radiation is called short wave and the radiation emitted from the earths surface and atmosphere (heat radiation) is in the infra -red spectrum and is known as long wave radiation.
Which type of land surface will most likely absorb the greatest amount of incoming radiation?
Rough,light colored surface
The amount of incoming solar radiation available at various places on the earth depends mainly on?
people trying to see what it depends on.
What is the primary function of the clear glass of the greenhouse?
the glass allows short wave lengths of radiation to enter, but reduces the amount of long-wave length radiation that escapes
Which type of land surface will most likely absorb the greatest amount of incoming solar radiation?
Rough,light colored surface
Does cloud cover effect the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth's surface?
Cloud cover blocks incoming solar radiation from reaching the earth's surface
