Snow Energy Exchanges

• Radiation Energy Transfer

  • Basic Principle
    • All bodies radiate; as temperature increases, the energy emitted increases, but the wavelength at which the peak radiation is emitted decreases.

310 K (98.6oF)

Total Energy Emitted: 525 Wm-2

Peak Wavelength: 9.28 :m

273 K (32oF)

Total Energy Emitted: 315 Wm-2

Peak Wavelength: 10.5 :m

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