what is the percent change in incident
Solar radiation between perihelion and aphelion for earth and mars
the earth's perihelion and aphelion distances differ by 3 %; since solar radiation varies as 1/r^2, we can write
I(aphelion)/I(perihelion) = [r(ap)/r(peri)]^2=1.03^2=1.06
since r(ap)=1.03 r(peri)
this is a 6% difference in incident radiation throughout the year
for Mars, the distances vary by closer to 9%, so the ratio of energies is 1.09^2=1.19 or a 19% difference
Are you sure that that's aphelion and not simply a sterling case of perihelion?
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the earth's perihelion and aphelion distances differ by 3 %; since solar radiation varies as 1/r^2, we can write
I(aphelion)/I(perihelion) = [r(ap)/r(peri)]^2=1.03^2=1.06
since r(ap)=1.03 r(peri)
this is a 6% difference in incident radiation throughout the year
for Mars, the distances vary by closer to 9%, so the ratio of energies is 1.09^2=1.19 or a 19% difference
Are you sure that that's aphelion and not simply a sterling case of perihelion?