{"id":127,"date":"2019-08-26T16:30:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2019-09-04T21:34:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T21:34:14","slug":"energy-and-the-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/energy-and-the-atmosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy and the atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg_Wikipedia-1024x607.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg_Wikipedia-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg_Wikipedia-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg_Wikipedia-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg_Wikipedia.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> A diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum, showing various properties across the range of frequencies and wavelengths . Image from wikipedia\/Electromagnetic_spectrum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/solar_radiation_spectrum-768x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/solar_radiation_spectrum-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/solar_radiation_spectrum-768x412-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption> <em>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\u2019s atmosphere.<\/em>  Image from greensarawak.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/GHGAbsoprtionSpectrum-690x776.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/GHGAbsoprtionSpectrum-690x776.jpg 690w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/GHGAbsoprtionSpectrum-690x776-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ces.fau.edu\/nasa\/module-2\/how-greenhouse-effect-works.php\">http:\/\/www.ces.fau.edu\/nasa\/module-2\/how-greenhouse-effect-works.php<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/Solar-insolation-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/Solar-insolation-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/Solar-insolation-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/Solar-insolation-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/Solar-insolation.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Average annual solar energy reaching the ground. From  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grida.no\/\">http:\/\/www.grida.no\/<\/a>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The greenhouse effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/08\/earth_rad_budget_nasa_erbe_big.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scied.ucar.edu\/longcontent\/greenhouse-effect\">https:\/\/scied.ucar.edu\/longcontent\/greenhouse-effect<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windows2universe.org\/earth\/Atmosphere\/earth_atmosph_radiation_budget.html\">https:\/\/www.windows2universe.org\/earth\/Atmosphere\/earth_atmosph_radiation_budget.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Albedo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/images\/84499\/measuring-earths-albedo\">NASA earth observatory &#8211; albedo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/09\/full-1888x1275-1024x692.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/09\/full-1888x1275-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/09\/full-1888x1275-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/09\/full-1888x1275-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/09\/full-1888x1275.png 1888w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/09\/suomi_npp_viirs_global_land_surface_albedo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/09\/suomi_npp_viirs_global_land_surface_albedo.jpg 624w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14241\/2019\/09\/suomi_npp_viirs_global_land_surface_albedo-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8211; albedo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127\/revisions\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oeas220t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}