Ressources - Part 2

Surface of the earth

5.10 x E ¹⁴ [m²]

Solar power

3.826 x E ²⁶ [W]

Solar power received by the planet

1.744 x E ¹⁷ [W]

Solar power absorbed and rejected by the planet

1.2 x E ¹⁷ [W]

Geothermal power

2.55 x E ¹³ [W]

Human worldwide production and consumption of energy in 2008

1.5 x E ¹³ [W]

Air mass in the atmosphere

5.13 x E ¹⁸ [kg]

Specific heat capacity of air

1,000 [J/kg°C]

Mass of the vapour contained in the atmosphere

1.8 x E ¹⁶ [kg]

Latent heat of vapour

2,500,000 [J/kg]

Proportion of water at the surface of the earth

71 %

Volume mass of rocks

3,000 [kg/m³]

Specific heat capacity of rocks

1,200 [J/kg°C]
667 [J/kg°F]

Average volume mass at the surface of the earth (continents and oceans)

1,580 [kg/m³]

Average specific heat capacity at the surface of the earth (continents and oceans)

3,315 [J/kg°C]
1,842 [J/kg°F]