Complete the table to calculate the flux of energy in each location and category. All the information you need is already in the table. Select the numbers in the first row to show example calculations. Round to the nearest whole number.

A table comparing what happens to solar energy at the five locations from Question 2. Incoming solar energy at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) is either absorbed/reflected by the atmosphere or reaches Earth’s surface.
Location Incoming energy at TOA
Incoming energy at surface
% Absorbed / reflected by the atmosphere % Reaching the surface
Arctic Tundra 198 103 48 52
Gulf of Mexico
156 59
41
Temperate Forest
125
55
45
Tropical Rainforest 415
53
47
Tropical Savanna 401
44
56