Earth's heat-budget or Earth's radiation balance refers to the net flow of energy into Earth in the form of shortwave radiation and the outgoing infrared long-wave radiation into space.

Incoming solar radiation, also known as short wave energy, brings in the warmth of the sun. The nighttime brings outgoing heat, known as longwave energy. To sustain life on Earth we have to ...

there is a net gain of solar energy in ... that there is a surplus of energy between 35˚ North and 35˚ South. In this region, incoming insolation exceeds outgoing radiation.

Using space-based tools, like the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), they have studied how much solar energy ... delicate balance between incoming solar radiation, outgoing thermal ...

These initial images offer a tantalizing glimpse into the intricacies of our planet's energy balance ... reflect incoming solar energy back out to space and how they trap outgoing infrared ...

Input is received in the form of short-wave solar energy. This is called insolation ... Reflected heat, in the form of long-wave radiation, is trapped in our atmosphere and keeps our planet ...

At the same time, Earth and the atmosphere are sending radiation back into space. The balance between the incoming and outgoing energy is known ... normally reflects solar radiation back into ...