Geography 2310A/B Study Guide - Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Heat Flux, Advection
26 Nov 2014
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Chapter 6: energy balance radiative forcing a change in a climate system"s energy balance that will ultimately lead to climate change. effective radiating temperature the temperature at which a system radiates away as much energy as it receives. Earth receives short waves(<3um) radiation from the sun and emits long wave(>3um) radiation. Net surface radiation should be equal to the outgoing longwave radiation. Because heat is transferred from areas of high tem-perature to areas of low temperature, convection transports heat from the warmer surface to the cooler atmosphere, and advection transports heat from the warmer equatorial regions to the cooler polar regions. Water bodies heat and cool more slowly than land does because: water is transparent, water is a fluid, a large portion of the available energy is used in evaporation, and, water has a high specific heat. Certain characteristics of the surface determine the relative magnitude of these flows.
