HOW DOES ENERGY ESCAPETHE PLANETARY SYSTEM?

The Outgoing Longwave Radiation Budget

Space

20

49

Atmosphere

Surface

Space

20

49

Atmosphere

Surface

69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection

7

Atmosphere

Surface

69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection LatentHeat

7 23

50 = 7 + 23 + 20

Atmosphere

Surface

69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection LatentHeat

Outgoing LongwaveRadiation

7 23

12

50 = 7 + 23 + 20 Greenhouse Gases

12

Atmosphere

Surface

Direct OLR

12 + ??? = 69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection LatentHeat

Outgoing LongwaveRadiation

7 23

12

102

50 = 7 + 23 + 20 Greenhouse Gases

Absorb

12

Atmosphere

Surface

Direct OLR

12 + ??? = 69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection LatentHeat

Outgoing LongwaveRadiation

7 23

12

102

50 = 7 + 23 + 20 Greenhouse Gases

Absorb

12

Re-emit

Warmer

Cooler Atmosphere

Surface

Direct OLR

12 + ??? = 69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection LatentHeat

Outgoing LongwaveRadiation

7 23

12

102

95

50 = 7 + 23 + 20 Greenhouse Gases

Absorb

12

Re-emit

Warmer

Atmosphere

Surface

Direct OLR

12 + ??? = 69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection LatentHeat

Outgoing LongwaveRadiation

7 23

12

102

95

50 = 7 + 23 + 20 Greenhouse Gases

Absorb

12

Re-emit102 - 95 = 7

Warmer

Cooler Atmosphere

Surface

Direct OLR

12 + ??? = 69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection LatentHeat

Outgoing LongwaveRadiation

7 23

12 57

102

95

50 = 7 + 23 + 20 Greenhouse Gases

Absorb

12

Re-emit102 - 95 = 7

Warmer

Cooler Atmosphere

Surface

Direct OLR

IndirectOLR

12 + ??? = 69Back to Spaceas longwave

Space

20

49 Convection LatentHeat

Outgoing LongwaveRadiation

7 23

12 57

102

95

12 + 57 = 69Back to Spaceas longwave

50 = 7 + 23 + 20 Greenhouse Gases

Absorb

12

Re-emit102 - 95 = 7

Warmer

Cooler Atmosphere

Surface

Direct OLR

IndirectOLR

OLR at Base of Clouds minus OLR at Top of Clouds (July). What do you see?