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Sources and sinks of radiative energy from 30 to 90 km
Author(s) -
Murgatroyd R. J.,
Goody R. M.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49708436103
Subject(s) - radiative transfer , atmospheric sciences , southern hemisphere , environmental science , radiative equilibrium , northern hemisphere , polar , latitude , radiative cooling , radiant energy , radiation , radiant heat , climatology , physics , meteorology , geology , materials science , astronomy , quantum mechanics , composite material
The absorption of solar radiation and the exchange of long‐wave terrestrial radiation are computed for the 30 to 90 km region for all latitudes using the climatological mean temperatures given by Murgatroyd (1957). Over most of the earth's surface (approximately 30° in the winter hemisphere to 60° in the summer hemisphere) there is a close approach to radiative equilibrium at all the levels considered. In the polar regions, however, there is a significant departure from radiative equilibrium with excess heating during the summer and excess cooling during the winter.