Atmospheric radiation

atmospheric heat retention

thumb|right|The Sun, as seen from low Earth orbit overlooking the International Space Station. This sunlight is not filtered by the lower atmosphere, which blocks much of the solar spectrum.

intensity of sunlight

measurement of strength of sunburn-producing ultraviolet (UV) radiation

power per unit area received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation

the difference between the incoming radiation energy and the outgoing radiation energy in a given climate system

Waste heat is by necessity produced both by machines that do work and in other processes that use energy, for example in a refrigerator warming the room air or a combustion engine releasing heat into the environment.

climatological indicator, measuring duration of sunshine in given period

energy transfer through a medium through emission and absorption of electromagnetic radiation

amount of heat energy received at any location on the globe affecting climate

cooling through a radiative transfer of energy

type of geoengineering

name of the exponent in the formula that is usually used to describe the dependency of the aerosol optical thickness, or aerosol extinction coefficient on wavelength

fraction of incoming sunlight reflected by clouds

the effect of solar radiation being deflected by clouds

increase in thermal energy of a space, object or structure as it absorbs incident solar radiation

device that provides illumination approximating natural sunlight

hypothesis

mathematical estimate of planetary temperatures