1. Solutions Homework Set #1 P1

2. Radiation contrubution
P1 cont’d
Wavelength, m
Radiation flux, W/m2
Radiation contrubution
Infrared
1.076108
~ 38.2 %
Visible
0.3 – 0.75
1.516108
~ 53.7 %
Ultraviolet
0.12 – 0.3
1.145107
~ 8.1 %

3. P2
2. From the information given in Problem 1a, calculate the solar flux arriving at the locations of Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

4. P3
At its typical velocity of vSW = 440 km/s, how long does it take a solar wind particle to arrive at Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, and Pluto?