Solar Radiation

Atmospheric Science · Part 1

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.Solar Constant
  2. 2.Blackbody Radiation Laws
  3. 3.Absorption & Scattering
  4. 4.Solar Geometry & Albedo
  5. 5.Earth's Energy Budget
  6. 6.Planck Function
  7. 7.Wien Displacement Law
  8. 8.Rayleigh Scattering
  9. 9.Mie Scattering
  10. 10.Absorption

Key Equations

$$\bar{S} = \frac{S_0}{4} = 340 \text{ W/m}^2$$
$$B(\lambda, T) = \frac{2hc^2}{\lambda^5} \; \frac{1}{e^{\,hc/(\lambda k_B T)} - 1}$$
$$\sigma_R = \frac{8\pi^3 (n^2-1)^2}{3 N^2 \lambda^4}$$
$$\alpha = \frac{F_{\text{reflected}}}{F_{\text{incident}}}$$

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This PDF is part of the Atmospheric Science course on CoursesHub.World. Study the physics of weather and climate from atmospheric thermodynamics to planetary atmospheres. Covers atmospheric dynamics, synoptic meteorology, clouds and precipitation, radiation budgets, clima...

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