Research Article
Radiation Transfer Calculations and Assessment of Global Warming by CO2
Table 7
Comparison of calculated fluxes under regular atmospheric conditions with the TFK data.
| | Flux (W/m2) | This model | TFK data |
| | sw: incoming solar radiation | 341.3 | 341.3 |
| | backscattered from molecules | 14.1 | | | backscattered from clouds | 65.0 | | | together backscattered | 79.0 | 79 | | reflected at Earth’s surface | 22.9 | 23 | | total reflected solar radiation | 101.9 | 101.9 |
| | absorbed by O3, | 27.3 | | | clouds, | 19.1 | | | water vapor, CO2, CH4 | 31.6 | | | total absorption of atmosphere | 78.0 | 78.0 |
| | absorption in surface | 161.3 | 161 |
| | lw: surface radiation | 396.3 | 396 |
| | absorbed by GH-gases | 327.3 | | | absorbed by clouds | 19.5 | | | backscattered by clouds | 9.5 | | | absorb. & scat. surface radiation | 356.3 | 356 |
| | sensible heat | 17.0 | 17 | | latent heat | 80.0 | 80 |
| | total absorption in atmosph. | 521.8 | |
| | outgoing radiation fr. atmosph. | 199.3 | 199 | | outgoing directly from surface | 40.0 | 40 | | total outgoing radiation | 239.4 | 238.5 |
| | back-radiation | 331.9 | 333 | | net emission of surface | 64.4 | |
| | total outgoing radiation at TOA | 341.3 | 340.4 |
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