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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The downward [[flux]] of [[longwave radiation]] across a given surface, usually taken as the earth's surface.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Counterradiation originates in [[emission]] by [[clouds]] and [[greenhouse gases]] at different heights and temperatures, and is modified by subsequent [[absorption]] before reaching the surface in question. The long-term global average of counterradiation reaching the earth's surface is about 330 W m<sup> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The downward [[flux]] of [[longwave radiation]] across a given surface, usually taken as the earth's surface.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Counterradiation originates in [[emission]] by [[clouds]] and [[greenhouse gases]] at different heights and temperatures, and is modified by subsequent [[absorption]] before reaching the surface in question. The long-term global average of counterradiation reaching the earth's surface is about 330 W m<sup>-2</sup>, making it one of the largest terms in the [[surface energy balance]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 20 February 2012
counterradiation
The downward flux of longwave radiation across a given surface, usually taken as the earth's surface.
Counterradiation originates in emission by clouds and greenhouse gases at different heights and temperatures, and is modified by subsequent absorption before reaching the surface in question. The long-term global average of counterradiation reaching the earth's surface is about 330 W m-2, making it one of the largest terms in the surface energy balance.
