Heat Budget of the Earth

The Heat Budget of the Earth is a balance between incoming solar insolation and outgoing terrestrial radiation. This balance maintains the average annual temperature of the Earth at 15 degrees Celsius. Solar energy received by the Earth’s surface is called solar...

Insolation and Heat Budget of the Earth

Insolation (or Incoming Solar Radiation) What is insolation? Insolation is solar radiation received by a planet. Incoming Solar Radiation (ISR) or Insolation is the energy received by the Earth’s surface in the form of short waves. The amount of insolation is...