When we turn our face towards the sun on a day with clear skies: Is the heat we feel on our skin actual heat radiation from the surface of the sun or do we just feel the warmth of the molecules in our atmosphere which have been “warmed” by radiation from the upper atmosphere?

Question

When we turn our face towards the sun on a day with clear skies: Is the heat we feel on our skin actual heat radiation from the surface of the sun or do we just feel the warmth of the molecules in our atmosphere which have been “warmed” by radiation from the upper atmosphere?

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Answer 1

So you get sunburn because the air molecules are so hot they cook your skin? What do you think

Answer 2

So you get sunburn because the air molecules are so hot they cook your skin? What do you think

Answer 3

I always thought the heat we feel from the sun was just photons hiting a surface and releasing heat as energy. Is this wrong?

Answer 4

I always thought the heat we feel from the sun was just photons hiting a surface and releasing heat as energy. Is this wrong?

Answer 5

You’re feeling the infrared radiation coming both from the sun and whatever is radiated off surfaces nearby (ground)

Answer 6

You’re feeling the infrared radiation coming both from the sun and whatever is radiated off surfaces nearby (ground)

Answer 7

It’s usually a **very** fine, warm mist from when they release the toilets from planes. The clouds normally block it.

Answer 8

It’s usually a **very** fine, warm mist from when they release the toilets from planes. The clouds normally block it.

Answer 9

It’s warmer when you face the sun than when you’re facing away.
The difference is the direct radiation.

Answer 10

It’s warmer when you face the sun than when you’re facing away.
The difference is the direct radiation.