Beginning in the 1960s, satellite instruments have measured Earth's reflected broadband shortwave radiation and emitted ...

The estimation of surface longwave radiation is central to understanding the Earth’s energy budget, climate dynamics and numerous surface processes. Modern research has substantially advanced ...

Methane absorbs both longwave and shortwave radiation, with competing effects on climate, a study finds. The gas remains a potent warmer of the planet.

This is seen with their influence on Earth's radiation budget, the balance between incoming shortwave radiation from the Sun and outgoing longwave radiation from Earth.

A new research investigates the relationship between surface temperature and outgoing longwave radiation. Contrary to expectations based on the Stefan-Boltzmann law, which predicts a quartic ...

In recent years, Greenland has warmed faster than the global average. A new study identifies clear-sky downwelling longwave radiation -- heat radiated by the atmosphere to the surface -- along ...

Clouds have a complex relationship with radiation. This is seen with their influence on Earth’s radiation budget, the balance between incoming shortwave radiation from the Sun and outgoing longwave ...