What has the last 17 years got to do with measuring real thermal radiation from the atmosphere? (scienceofdoom.com)
· There is an energy balance between the emission from the ground that is absorbed by the atmosphere and the downward radiation from the atmosphere. (friendsofscience.org)
Taking the incorrect premise that surface radiation absorbed in the atmosphere is completely re-emitted to the surface: therefore, the upward radiation from the atmosphere, EU must be supplied by the only other terms shown in the diagram — convective energy plus solar radiation absorbed by the atmosphere. (scienceofdoom.com)