surface energy balance current weather finish latent heat marine vs. continental climates surface...
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Surface Energy Balance
Current Weather
Finish Latent Heat
Marine vs. Continental Climates
Surface Energy Balance
For Next Class: Read Chapter 4 (pp. 116-132)
Land–Water Heating Differences
Figure 5.7
Marine and Continental Climates:Vancouvervs.Winnipeg
Figure 5.12
Figure 5.13
Marine and Continental Climates:San Franciscovs.Wichita
Marine and Continental Climates:Trondheimvs.Verkhoyansk
Figure 5.16
(b)
(c)
(a)
January Temperatures
Figure 5.14
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Heat Imbalance: Atmosphere vs. Earth’s Surface
Sensible Heating• The Bowen Ratio compares
how heat at the Earth’s surface is divided between sensible heating and latent heating
Varies from one place to another
Depends on amount of surface moisture
Surface energy budget through the course of a year
Daily Radiation Curves
Figure 4.14
Surface Energy Budget
Figure 4.15
Albedo
Figure 4.5
Simplified Surface Energy Balance
NET R =
+SW (insolation)
–SW (reflection)
+LW (infrared)
–LW (infrared)
Figure 4.16
Global NET R
Figure 4.17
Radiation Budgets
Figure 4.20
El Mirage, CA
Pitt Meadows,BC