| Description of Component | Equation | Value |
| Average Surface Temperature | Th | 288.15˚K (59˚F) |
| Average Temperature of Bottom of Clouds | Tl | 274.8˚K (35˚F) |
| Area under Clouds | A | 0.67 |
| Emissivity of the Surface | e | 0.937 |
| Stefan-Boltzmann Constant | σ | 5.670373 × 10−8 watts/m2∙K4 |
| Absorption by Clouds | e | 1 |
| Calculated Energy Flux | U | 28.7 watts/m2 |
| Increased Flux by 12% (Paragraph 2.5) | U | 32 watts/m2 |