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True or False: At 70∘N, Earth's emitted infrared energy is greater than its absorbed solar energy.

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False

Step-by-step explanation:

  • No as at such a high altitude the atmosphere is composed of a stratified layer of air this region thus gets less heat from the sun and thus less energy is produced to reflect out of this system.
  • Out of the 51% of units that fall on the earth surface, 23 units get separated and as the 30 % of energy is given off by cloud cover the land surface ice reflects about 6 and the other 50 % is being reflected by the seawater ice.
  • Oceanic ice absorbs about 0.1 to 0.95 % of the energy that is given the form of short wave sat the outer surface and thus is unable to produce that same amount through the long waves.
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