Exam 4: Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures

Global average temperatures for July.(a)Temperatures are in Celsius (convertible to Fahrenheit by means of the scale)as taken from separate air temperature databases for ocean and land. In July,the thermal equator

An estimated _____percent of all evaporation on Earth is from oceans.

Temperature Scales The Celsius and Fahrenheit scales only coincide at

If the amount of low,thick stratus cloud cover increases,the Earth's climates would likely ____due to increased _____.

Global Surface Temperature Change In approximately which year did annual temperature anomalies become consistently positive?

Which of the following is not a strategy used planners and architects to mitigate against the effects of the urban heat island?

Global latent heat of evaporation.Annual energy dissipated as the latent heat of evaporation (LE)at the surface.Note the highest values over areas with high sea-surface temperatures associated with warm ocean currents-the Gulf Stream off the east coast of North America and the Kuroshio off the east coast of Japan.[Adapted from M.I.Budyko,The Earth's Climate,Past and Future, 1982 Academic Press.] Over the oceans,the highest annual values for latent heat of evaporation (LE)occur

Why do the tropics have a positive net radiation while the poles have a negative value? How is the energy difference equalized?

_______refers to the greater range between maximum and minimum temperatures that occurs in inland areas distant from large bodies of water.

_____is a prolonged period of abnormally high temperatures,usually in association with humid weather

Global annual temperature ranges.The annual ranges of global temperatures in Celsius degrees,C°,with conversions to Fahrenheit degrees,F°,shown on scale.The mapped data show the difference between average January and July temperature maps. Which is true for global annual temperature ranges?

Net radiation (NET R)refers to

Why is a greenhouse an imperfect analogy for how the Earth's atmosphere behaves?

Heat always flow from an area ____of temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

What is the "greenhouse effect" as applied to Earth's atmosphere? How is Earth similar and different than a greenhouse?

If the temperature at the surface of Earth (at sea level)is 100°F,what is the temperature at 2000 feet if the average lapse rate is 3.5°F/1000 feet?

The principle that explains the differential scattering of shorter wavelength radiation and accounts for the Earth's blue sky is

Discuss several ways in which global temperatures affect humans and how humans affect global temperatures.

Discuss the components of the surface energy budget.

Which of the following is correctly matched?