"radiative balance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radiative balances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} radiative balance (countable and uncountable, plural radiative balances)
  1. The relationship between the amount of energy reaching an object (or a portion of it) and the amount leaving it. A good example of this is our Earth receiving energy from the sun, and giving off energy into the near future. Tags: countable, uncountable
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