Handbook of Energy

Section 18

Earth Science

Figures

Figure 18.1 Schematic diagram of the Earth’s energy flows without anthropogenic interference. The flows are in TW (10¹² W). Numbers in parentheses are uncertain or rounded off. Sørensen, Bent. 2011. Renewable Energy (Fourth Edition), (Boston, Academic Press).

Figure 18.2 The global annual mean Earth’s energy budget for the March 2000 to May 2004 period (W m^–2). The broad arrows indicate the schematic flow of energy in proportion to their importance. Source: Trenberth, Kevin E., John T. Fasullo, Jeffrey Kiehl. 2009. ...