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Isn't it possible to radiate heat into space, like with a directional radiator? Or are you saying that it is possible to do that, but it's not possible to conve
by ftxbro 4y ago
Isn't it possible to radiate heat into space, like with a directional radiator? Or are you saying that it is possible to do that, but it's not possible to convert heat in the atmosphere into radiant heat that goes out of a radiator without somehow generating more heat that goes into the earth?
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoI didn't consider a directional radiators. Maybe that's more possible, but still you'd need to move a huge portion of what the sun is hitting the earth with and reflect it back into space. Looks like the oceans have been heating at a rate of ~0.5 - 1 W / m2[1], and there's 3.61e+14 m2 of ocean on the planet, so potentially we'd need to radiate 361,000,000,000,000 W into space just to break even (assuming we're not generating heat to move the heat)? [1] https://e360.yale.edu/features/how_long_can_oceans_continue_to_absorb_earths_excess_heat https://e360.yale.edu/features/how_long_can_oceans_continue_...