ESS101C
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Greenhouse Effect
heat
sunlight
§ allow sunlight to come in
§ trap heat inside the house
Greenhouse
Atmosphere
S/4
* (1-A)
sTS4
sTA4
sTA4
At the top of
the atmosphere:
S/4*(1-A) = sTA4 č TA=Te = 255K
For the atmosphere:
2sTA4=sTS4 č TS =1.19TA= 303K
For Earth’s surface:
S/4*(1-A)
+ sTA4 = sTS4