Global heat budget

• the global heat budget is the usable energy maintained by the earth as a ballance between energy recieved by the planet and that is radiated back into space
• Insolation

  • the earth recieved its energy as incoming short wave solar radiation
  • insolation moved downwards through the atmosphere
• Albedo effect

  • the 31% of insolation the is reflected back to space
• clouds are highly reflective as the water acts as tiny mirrors
• sun is mostly reflected from earth because of snow, ice and deserts