Radiative balance

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe relationship between the amount of energy reaching an object (or a portion of it) and the amount leaving it. A good example of this is our Earth receiving energy from the sun, and giving off energy into the near future.

Synonyms

radiative transfer irradiance radiant energy radiation radiance radiometry eradiation absorbtance insolation reabsorption radiative forcing radiative recombination

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