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Mitesh Sharma
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Posted 5 year ago
Mitesh Sharma 
Which part of Earth absorbs the most sunlight?
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Seema Kumari
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Posted 5 year ago Seema Kumari Gurushala Teacher Coach

The atmosphere absorbs 23 percent of incoming sunlight while the surface absorbs 48. The atmosphere radiates heat equivalent to 59 percent of incoming sunlight; the surface radiates only 12 percent. In other words, most solar heating happens at the surface, while most radiative cooling happens in the atmosphere.