Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution, 1908, Vol. 2
Outgo of heat from the earth, and the earth's temperature Laws of radiation excited by temperature alone Application of the laws of radiation and temperature to the conditions of the earth Maximum possible value of the solar constant Radiating power of the earth The absorption of water vapor for terrestrial radiation. The absorption of carbonic acid gas for terrestrial radiation The surface which emits radiation from the earth to space Temperature of the earth's radiating layer A maximum value of the solar constant.
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