The Physical Environment

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Energy and Radiation

Looking Back: Radiation and Energy Balances

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1. Describe how solar radiation is transmitted to the Earth's surface.

 

2. What determines the amount of longwave radiation emitted by the atmosphere and ground.

 

3. Define albedo and explain what controls the albedo of a surface.



4. Describe the controls over sensible heat exchange between the surface and air above.

 

5. Describe the controls over latent heat exchange between the surface and air above.

 


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For Citation: Ritter, Michael E. The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography.
2006. Date visited.  http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/title_page.html

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Michael Ritter (tpeauthor@mac.com)
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