• The image shows the inflows and outflows of energy to the Earth's surface and Earth's atmosphere that originate in the inflow of solar flux.

  • The Earth's surface and Earth's atmosphere are almost entirely heated by electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from the Sun.

  • The total solar flux above the Earth's atmosphere at the mean mean orbital radius 1 astronomical unit (AU) is the solar constant 1367.6 W/m**2 (see NASA Earth fact sheet). The value of the solar constant varies a bit depending on the reference and maybe on how exactly it is calculated.