Solar Energy: Calculating Incoming Shortwave Radiation
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The solar constant is given as: 1.368 kilowatts per square meter (kW/m²)
Solar input per unit area averaged over the surface area of the whole Earth is given as: 342 kilowatts per square meter (kW/m²)
Planetary albedo is given as 31%
Rate per unit area that solar energy is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere and surface is given as 236 kilowatts per square meter (kW/m²).
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