ATM 107 The
Oceans
Friday, 9
October 2015
Daily Announcements:
Exam #1 grades are posted on Blackboard.
Song #1: “Here
Comes the Sun” by George Harrison
Song #2: “I Can
See Clearly Now” by Johnny Nash
Text Source Today: 7.1
·
Basic Radiation Laws Notes Template
·
Planetary Energy
Budget PDF DOC
·
Energy Budget of
an Ocean Area
·
Annual Cycles of Solar
Radiation
Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :
1)
Qualitatively
describe “Stefan-Boltzmann’s Law” and “Wien’s Displacement Law”.
2)
What is the primary
source of energy for Earth?
3)
Why is less
radiation received in the high latitudes (north and south)?
4)
What is the
“solar constant?” Is it really a “constant?” Is it the same all over Earth?
5)
Generally
describe the “Planetary Energy Budget” (see diagram at top of sheet).
6)
Is the atmosphere
heated more by direct incoming solar radiation or by Earth itself?
7)
Generally
describe the “Energy Budget of an Ocean Area.”
8)
How is the surplus
of energy in the tropics distributed to higher latitudes?
9)
What causes both
solar and terrestrial radiation to vary with the seasons? Explain.