Environment & Ecology · Environmental Science
Assuming the incoming solar radiation to be 100 units, consider the following statements about the radiation budget of Earth: (a) About 51 units of solar radiation are absorbed by Earth's surface. (b) About 20 units of long-wave radiation emitted from Earth's surface are lost to space directly without being absorbed by the atmosphere. (c) About 19 units of solar radiation are absorbed by the atmosphere. Which of the above statements are correct?
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(a) and (c) only
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