GEOB 102 Chapter Notes -Aquifer, Leading Edge, Vortex
18 Feb 2013
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Geob 102 chapter 3 - rotating earth: earth"s rotation, earth - oblate ellipsoid (bulge @ equator, flat @ poles b/c centrifugal force) 4: great circle - circle intersecting center of sphere; has same radius as sphere. 4. seasons caused by tilt towards the sun a. summer (north hemi. ) Geob 102 - chapter 4 - the global energy system: net energy balance. Geob 102 - chapter 5 - air temperature & air temperature cycles: definitions, air temperature - temp of air observed @1. 2m off ground. >100km layer"d by molecular weight & charge heterosphere: latitude, daily insolation patterns heat up atmosphere heats up ground. 1: environmental temperature lapse rate - actual measured lapse rate, avg elr = 6. 4k/1000m. 6: dewpoint temperature - temp @ which water saturated air will start forming dew. 8: above lifting condensation level, condensation happens & releases heat, adiabatic cooling > latent heat release by condensation, clouds, made from water drops/ice crystals, 20 - 50 mm in size.
