title: Satellite Observations of the Earth's Radiation Budget.
abstract: Meteorological satellites have provided the first complete data on energy exchange between earth and space. The planetary albedo is 29 percent for the mean annual case, and the entire earth-atmosphere system is in near radiative equilibrium. More energy is absorbed in tropical regions than previously believed, and major energy source and sink regions exist within latitude belts.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Haar
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Suomi