CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
2017-03-16 10:10:48.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: When a cloud absorbs longwave radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, the cloud reemits a portion of the energy to outer space (emission) and a portion back toward the surface. language code: en);
2013-02-14 14:28:05.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (EMISSION [4b12439a-45fc-42fa-ae19-535826f6247b,82303] - CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER [3487d350-a5a5-43d9-a60d-c1407dd2f0ce,82135]);
EMISSION
When a cloud absorbs longwave radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, the cloud reemits a portion of the energy to outer space (emission) and a portion back toward the surface.