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B.2 Greenhouse effect

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B.2.2—Emissivity

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• Emissivity compares surface radiation per unit area with a black body: ε = power/(σT^4).

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B.2.3—Albedo

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• Albedo = total scattered power / total incident power.

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B.2.4—Earth’s albedo variation

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• Earth’s albedo varies daily with cloud formation and latitude.

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B.2.6—Mean solar intensity

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• Mean incoming solar intensity is S/4 due to planetary geometry.

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B.2.7—Greenhouse gases

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• Main greenhouse gases: CH4, H2O, CO2 and N2O from natural and human sources. • Greenhouse gases have both natural and human-created origins.

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B.2.8—Infrared absorption

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• Greenhouse gases absorb IR via molecular energy levels. • Radiation is re-emitted in all directions.

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B.2.9—Greenhouse models

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• Explain greenhouse effect using resonance and molecular energy-level models.

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B.2.10—Enhanced greenhouse effect

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• Enhanced greenhouse effect = augmentation due to human activity.

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