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.

The figure above shows the climatological distribution of outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) during July, 1979-2015, from the NOAA Interpolated OLR data set. Superimposed on the map are all tropical ...

Yet at night that is released in the form of longwave radiation back into the atmosphere. If there are clouds present, that longwave radiation will stay close to the ground modifying temperatures.

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 ...