Sentences with phrase «incoming radiant energy»

Furthermore each constituent of an atmosphere reacts slightly differently to incoming radiant energy.

Not exact matches

That is one of the reasons that clouds get ignored as they generally are not widespread or dense enough to be considered to have a significant impact on incoming solar radiant energy.

It is the density, not the composition which gives more or less opportunities for such instances of energy transfer between molecules whilst the incoming and outgoing radiant energy is negotiating the atmosphere.

CO2 is an IR - reactive molecule, converting incoming radiant daytime IR energy to kinetic temperature energy thereby heating the surrounding N2 / O2 (non-IR reactive) atmospheric gases.

Cloud and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments aboard NASA satellites measure incoming and outgoing radiant power at the top of the atmoRadiant Energy System (CERES) instruments aboard NASA satellites measure incoming and outgoing radiant power at the top of the atmoradiant power at the top of the atmosphere.

Imbalance = incoming less reflected solar radiant energy minus the heat energy from surface and atmosphere escaping to space.]