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"Even when in the sky, the sky itself is an effective insulator that only allows 1/4 of the energy through" https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Solar_energ
by lightedman 4y ago
"Even when in the sky, the sky itself is an effective insulator that only allows 1/4 of the energy through"
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Solar_energy_to_the_Earth https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Solar_energy_to_the_... Demonstrates otherwise. About 30% is lost to the atmosphere, 70% reaches the surface.
- gridspy 4y agoOh, I remember it being a much higher factor but I must be mistaken.