Geography 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Cumulonimbus Cloud, 30Th Parallel North, Dew Point
3 Mar 2014
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Troposphere, the lowest layer of the earths atmosphere contains all the air, clouds and precipitation of earth. Insolation or solar radiation availability depends on the intensity and duration of the sun. Most of solar radiation is reflected or diffused in the troposphere, called reflection. Temperatures are affected by large bodies of water, costal areas have lower summer temperatures and higher winter temperatures comparatively: marine environment vs continental environment. Is the change in temperature with altitude in the troposphere. Temperature inversion occurs when lower latitudes are cooler than higher altitudes. 16. 39 cubic cm of air at the earths surface weights around 6. 67 kg. Air is heavier and air pressure is higher closer to the surface. Air attempts to even itself out by racing from heavy (cold) locations to light (warm) locations, thus the greater the difference in air pressure, the stronger the wind. Causes air to blow from an area of high pressure toward an area of lower pressure.
