Approximately how much of our Sun's incoming energy is reflected back to the into space

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Aedan

4 June, 04:37

Approximately how much of our Sun's incoming energy is reflected back to the into space

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30% is reflected into space

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Earth's average albedo is about 0.3. In other words, about 30 percent of incoming solar radiation is reflected back into space and 70 percent is absorbed. A sensor aboard NASA's Terra satellite is now collecting detailed measurements of how much sunlight the earth's surface reflects back up into the atmosphere.