Find a term from the labs, understand the process behind it, and see how it appears in the landscape. Each entry connects an explanation with a real observation and a model you can explore.
Term
Flux
A rate of transfer of a quantity such as water, carbon or energy; some uses express that rate per unit area.
What to look for
NASA CERES observations, 2000–2015 mean. Colours show sunlight reflected by the Earth system in W m⁻². This is outgoing shortwave flux, not incoming solar irradiance or albedo itself.
