Consider what happens to a solar beam traveling through the atmosphere on some particular day. Within the atmosphere, 15% of the radiation is absorbed and 20% is scattered or reflected to space mostly by clouds. What percent of the solar radiation incident at the top of the atmosphere is transmitted to Earth's surface?

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Consider what happens to a solar beam traveling through the atmosphere on some particular day.  Within the atmosphere, 15% of the radiation is absorbed and 20% is scattered or reflected to space mostly by clouds.  What percent of the solar radiation incident at the top of the atmosphere is transmitted to Earth's surface?

bobpursley · Answer

what is 65 percent?

Anonymous · Answer

i believe that 65% is the percent of the solar radiation incident at the top of the atmosphere that is transmitted to Earth's surface