Earth's energy budget (or Earth's energy balance) is the balance between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun and the energy the Earth loses back...

of Earth, the Sun emits shortwave radiation (sunlight) that passes through greenhouse gases to heat the Earth's surface. In response, the Earth's surface...

Earth's internal heat budget is fundamental to the thermal history of the Earth. The flow of heat from Earth's interior to the surface is estimated at...

or cooling (see Earth's energy budget). Outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) constitutes a critical component of Earth's energy budget. The principle of...

radiate more energy to space. Radiative cooling is commonly experienced on cloudless nights, when heat is radiated into outer space from Earth's surface,...

water. Almost all of Earth's water is contained in its global ocean, covering 70.8% of Earth's crust. The remaining 29.2% of Earth's crust is land, most...

release energy. The Earth's climate and ecosystems processes are driven primarily by radiant energy from the sun. The energy industry provides the energy required...

Kiehl, J. T.; Trenberth, Kevin E. (1 February 1997). "Earth's Annual Global Mean Energy Budget". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 78 (2):...

is broadly the study of Earth's structure, substance, and processes. Geology is largely the study of the lithosphere, or Earth's surface, including the...

the climate system is Earth's energy budget. When the incoming energy is greater than the outgoing energy, Earth's energy budget is positive and the climate...

NASA missions, such as the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE), could enable nearer to real-time tracking of Earth's energy imbalance (EEI) and better...

temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to Earth's climate. The current rise...

the energy through the climate system, determines Earth's energy budget. When the incoming energy is greater than the outgoing energy, earth's energy budget...

absorption of solar energy. Cloud albedo strongly influences the Earth's energy budget, accounting for approximately half of Earth's albedo. Cloud albedo...

and other natural ecosystems support climate stabilisation. The Earth’s energy budget reveals pathways to mitigate climate change using our knowledge...

outgoing energy, and the passage of the energy through the climate system, determines Earth's energy budget. When the total of incoming energy is greater...

are altered due to climate change, and these changes then affect the Earth's energy balance.: 2224  On their own, clouds are already an important part of...

surface vegetation, land cover/use, the hydrologic cycle, and the Earth's energy budget over both regional and global scales. The combination of MODIS,...

understanding, global warming is determined by a simple energy budget: In the long run, Earth emits radiation in the same amount as it receives from the...

the depicted extensive property. Sankey diagrams can also visualize the energy accounts, material flow accounts on a regional or national level, and cost...

time Earth has traveled 940 million km (584 million mi). Ignoring the influence of other Solar System bodies, Earth's orbit, also called Earth's revolution...

ocean contains 97% of Earth's water and is the primary component of Earth's hydrosphere and is thereby essential to life on Earth. The ocean influences...

such trends challenging. Earth's radiation balance has been continuously monitored by NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments...

circulation have a great effect on Earth's energy budget and oceanic carbon cycle, and so play an essential role in the Earth's climate system. Southern ocean...

both the environment and human health. Aerosols interact with the Earth's energy budget in two ways, directly and indirectly. E.g., a direct effect is that...

produced after primary cosmic rays interact with Earth's atmosphere. Gamma rays, X-rays, and the higher energy range of ultraviolet light constitute the ionizing...

Machine ISBN 978-0521128377 Earth's energy budget Loop Current "FAQ 1.1 Fig 1 – Estimate of the Earth's annual and global mean energy balance" (PDF), IPCC AR4...

ready to storm heaven with earth's geological history". The Australian. Barry Brook (22 April 2009). "Ian Plimer – Heaven and Earth". BraveNewClimate.com....

satellite with Solar Irradiance Monitors. Renewable energy portal Energy portal Earth's energy budget PI curve (photosynthesis-irradiance curve) Irradiance...

September 15, 2016. Rebecca, Lindsey (January 14, 2009). "Climate and Earth's Energy Budget: Feature Articles". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. Archived from the...