The intensity of solar radiation at the top of earths


The intensity of solar radiation at the top of Earth's atmosphere is 1340 W/m3. Assuming that 60% of the incoming solar energy reaches Earth's surface and assuming that you absorb 50% of the incident energy, make an order-of-magnitude estimate of the amount of solar energy you absorb in a 60 minute sunbath. (Suppose that you occupy a 1.7 m by 0.3 m area of beach blanket and that the sun's angle of elevation is 60°.)

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