CH.3 Final

Final exam  

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What do clouds do?
Reflect insolation and cool earth's temperature, act as insulation trapping longwave radiation from earth and raising min. temps.
Clouds and earth;s greenhouse
Cluods affect heating and lower atmosphere: higher clouds heat, lower, thicker cluods cool
How much does earth's average albedo reflect to space?
31%
When is the warmest time of day?
Moment when a maximum of insolation is absorbed and emitted to the atmospehere from the ground
Marine effect?
Describes locations that exhibit the moderating influences of the ocean, usually along coastlines
Continental effect?
Condition of areas that are less affected by sea have a greater range between max and min temperatures diurnally and seasonally
Urban heat island
Average both high and min temperature are higher in urban areas than in nearby rural settings
Scattering
Gas molecules redirect radiation, changing the direction of the lights movement without altering its wavelenghts
Transmission
The passing of shortwave and longwave energy through either atm or water
Shortwave radiation input
Ultraviolet light, visible light and near-infared wavelenghts
Longwave radiation output
Thermal infrared, pass through atmosphere by transmission
Diffusuin radiation
Downward component of scattered light
Refraction
The bending action where insolation is subject to a change of speed and direction
Global dimming
Decline in earth's insolation
Absorption
Assimilation of radiation and its conversion from one form to ano