ESS101C
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Where Does the Solar
Energy Go?
(from
NCAR/COMET website)
Incoming solar energy (100)
§ 70% absorbed
45% by Earth’s surface (ocean
+ land)
25% by the atmosphere and
clouds
§ 30% reflected and scattered back
20% by clouds
6% by the atmosphere
4% by surface
45%
25%