ENVS 3050 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Thermal Conductivity, Natural Convection, Silt

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Sciences
• Course: ENVS 3050
• Professor: Claudia Wagner- Riddle

Document Summary

1. 5m above ground: too close to ground, then the ground would affect the temperature. Temperature varies with height so a standard is required. Microclimate varies with and in turn is superimposed upon the larger-scale conditions. Microclimate can be subdivided into as many different classes as there are underlying surface. Surfaces interact and affect the weather and climate differently. Boundary layer layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a material surface in which significant exchange of heat and takes place; sharp variations in properties occur here. Planetary boundary layer ~10% of troposphere; most strongly affected by the surface. Forms as a consequence of interaction between the atmosphere and the surface over a time scale of a few hours to a day. Active surface principle plane of climatic activity (ie. energy and mass exchange); is the. Lower boundary of the atmosphere; for example, uppermost layer of a plant canopy.