This episode examines how the Earth's atmosphere transmits electromagnetic radiation, and how certain molecules in the atmophere cause we we call the greenhouse effect.

Topics covered in this video:

0:00 - 0:34: Introduction
0:35 - 5:07
- Earth's energy budget
- Albedo
- Incoming energy balances with outgoing energy at all levels of the
atmosphere (top of atmosphere, middle of atmosphere, Earth's surface)
- Units of W/m^2
5:08 - 8:38
- Changing the Earth's Energy Budget
- Scenario 1: No greenhouse gases
- Scenario 2: Greenhouse gases increase by 50%
8:39 - 12:35 (end)
- Comparing Venus and Earth
-Differences in albedo, surface temperature, and mass of atmosphere
- Why is Venus's surface temperature so much higher than Earth's?
- Runaway greenhouse effect

Created by Prof. Richard Sedlock at San Jose State University.