Planetary energy budget (Kiehl-Trenberth)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the climate-physics subtree

Kiehl-Trenberth 1997 / 2009 update: 341 W/m^2 incoming -> 102 reflected + 239 absorbed at TOA; 333 W/m^2 back-radiation from greenhouse-warmed atmosphere; closes within +0.6 W/m^2 imbalance.

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