Insolation & Temperature
Heating the Atmosphere
Earth’s radiation (heat) budget
About how much solar radiation reaches the Earth's Surface?
What is the major (or most percentage) energy return mechanism?
Greenhouse Effect
long-wave radiation trapped (
car diagram
)
Evidence
and Consequence
Adiabatic Cooling and Warming
Temperature changes based on air expanding or compressing (pressure changes)
Often result of vertical (elevation) changes
Expansion = cooling
Compression = heating
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