Energy and the atmosphere

A diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum, showing various properties across the range of frequencies and wavelengths . Image from wikipedia/Electromagnetic_spectrum

The Solar Radiation Spectrum showing the spectrum at the top of atmosphere and at sea level. Noted that many missing wavelength from the final spectrum seen at sea level due to absorption by the Ozone, Oxygen and Water in the earth’s atmosphere. Image from greensarawak.com

http://www.ces.fau.edu/nasa/module-2/how-greenhouse-effect-works.php

Average annual solar energy reaching the ground. From http://www.grida.no/

The greenhouse effect

https://scied.ucar.edu/longcontent/greenhouse-effect

https://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/earth_atmosph_radiation_budget.html

Albedo

NASA earth observatory – albedo