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The Quantum Mechanics of Global Warming - University of Virginia

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Energy Balance<br />

Luminosity = Area × Intensity<br />

= 4πR 2 sun × σT 4 sun<br />

Space<br />

incoming<br />

energy flux<br />

outgoing<br />

energy flux (IR)<br />

πR 2 E<br />

4πr 2 E<br />

(1 − a) 4πR 2 sun σT 4 sun = 4πR 2 E σT 4 E

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