Question

terrestrial radition occurs mostly in night. why?

Answer 1

Terrestrial Radiation is not only due to the radioactive decay of the materials in and on the Earth but also majorly due to Solar radiation. The Earth's crust has a limit to the amount of energy it can absorb. ... This saturationoccurs sometime later during the day and can even be delayed if the atmosphere is cloudy

Answer 2

Answer:

Terrestrial radiation is the radiation of the short wave solar energy from the earth surface back to the atmosphere. The crust of the Earth can absorb a limited amount of energy. During daytime, when the Earth is subjected to the long wave solar radiation, the earth’s crust absorbs this solar radiation all throughout the day, but can revert back very little amount of this radiation back to the atmosphere. It is mostly at night when the sun has set and the atmosphere is cooler than the day, when the ground starts giving off or dissipating the heat, giving off terrestrial radiation mostly at night.