Global Radiation Balance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012352",
  "term": "Global Radiation Balance",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A balance, which implies that globally the amount of incoming solar radiation must on average be equal to the sum of outgoing reflected solar radiation and outgoing infrared radiation emitted by the climate system. (Lenn)\n\n2. The difference between the absorbed solar radiation and the net infrared radiation. Experimental data show that radiation from the earth's natural surfaces is rather close to the radiation from a black body at the corresponding temperature; the ratio of the observed values of radiation to black body radiation is generally 0.90 - 1.0.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Environmental Events-Climate Change",
    "NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/global-radiation-balance/"
}