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- Ch. 2 - Heating the Surface & Atmosphere
Ch. 2 - Heating the Surface & Atmosphere
Meteorology 200 with Lawson at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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By: Dillon Schrodt
Created: 2011-02-04
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Rotation
Spinning of Eath about its axis
Revolution
Movement in orbit around the Sun
Perihelion
Closest to the Sun
Aphelion
Furthest from the sun
Plane of the Ecliptic
Plane of Earth's orbit around the sun
Inclination of the Axis
23.5 degrees from perpendicular
Tropic of Cancer
23.5 North
Summer Solstice
June 21 or 22
Tropic of Capricorn
23.5 South
Winter Solstice
December 21 or 22
Autumnal Equinox
September 22 or 23
Spring Equinox
March 21 or 22
Circle of Illumination
Boundary separating the light and dark halves of the Earth
Energy
Capacity to do work
Kinetic Energy
Energy of an object by virtue of its motion
Potential Energy
Capability to do work
Temperature
Quantity that describes how warm or cold and object is w/ respect to a standard measure
Heat
Transfer of energy into or out of an object b/c temperature difference between object and surroundings
Conduction
Transfer of heat through electron and molecular collisions
Convection
Heat transfer involving actual movement or circulation of a substance
Thermals
Warm parcels of rising air
Advection
Horizontal component of convective flow
Radiation
Wave-like energy emitted by anything possessing heat. 300,000 km/sec
Wavelengths
Distance from one crest to the next
Visible Light
Violet-Red 0r .4-.7 micrometeres
Infrared Radiation
Longer than red, skin detects as heat
Ultraviolet Radiation
Shorter than violet, responsible for sun burn
Blackbody
Perfect absorber and emitter, theoretical object
Absorptivity
Measure of radiant energy absorbed
Reflection
Light bounces back from object at same angle it hit
Scattering
Weaker rays traveling in different directions
Albedo
Fraction of radiation reflected
Diffused Light
Scattered and reflected blue light reach Earth's surface
Atmospheric Window
Transparent to radiation 8-12 micrometers
Greenhouse Effect
Transmission of short-wave radiation and absorption of reflected long-wave radiation
Heat Budget
Annual balance of incoming and outgoing radiation
About this deck
By: Dillon Schrodt
Created: 2011-02-04
Size: 36 flashcards
Views: 9
Created: 2011-02-04
Size: 36 flashcards
Views: 9
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