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Sunlight and the Earth - Climate and Weather
written by David Stern
These web pages trace the processes involved in the sun's impact on weather. This is an exploration of the importance of radiation and reflection of light, both visible and infra-red, and the greenhouse effect. Convection and the role of water vapor are also considered. Global-scale air flows are described, explaining why wind in the continental US usually blows from the west, while near the equator it comes from the east.
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sun1lite.htm
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Astronomy
- Solar System
= Jupiter
- The Sun
Other Sciences
- Geoscience
- Meteorology
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- Lower Undergraduate
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Keywords:
atmosphere, greenhouse effect, radiation, sun, weather
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Metadata instance created May 7, 2004 by David Stern
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June 24, 2009 by Lyle Barbato
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D. Stern, Sunlight and the Earth - Climate and Weather, <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sun1lite.htm>.
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Stern, D. (n.d.). Sunlight and the Earth - Climate and Weather. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sun1lite.htm
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Stern, David. Sunlight and the Earth - Climate and Weather. http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sun1lite.htm (accessed 27 April 2024).
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Stern, David. Sunlight and the Earth - Climate and Weather. 27 Apr. 2024 <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sun1lite.htm>.
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