Category Archives: Blackbody radiation

Heat has no hair (from Eli Rabett)

Posted on 2 September 2018 by

See Eli’s post. Excerpt: We can summarize the data in the figure above adding that ~40 W/m2 go directly from the surface to space as IR radiation of the 398 W/m2 leaving the surface. In and out in the table … Continue reading →

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Blackbody radiation and the greenhouse effect, via plates (from Eli Rabett)

Posted on 1 September 2018 by

See Eli’s post. Excerpt: Eli can keep on adding plates, Ms. Rabett has gone out to buy some extras. Here is the red plate special. If somebunny works it through they will find that b’=3/4 a, go another plate and, … Continue reading →

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