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Global Average Energy Budget of the Earth's Atmosphere

In eight steps, this animation depicts the path of sunlight that enters the planet's atmosphere, illustrating how that radiation is reflected, absorbed, and emitted as heat energy.
Date: Aug 25, 2011
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