What is Terrestrial Radiation?

The Earth does not absorb all the heat of the Sun which strikes its surface. A part of the Sun’s heat is radiated back in the atmosphere in the form of long waves. The heat radiated by the Earth in the form of long waves is known as terrestrial radiation.


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