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questions |
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1. a) Using the web resources, generate a map to show the global pattern
of net all-wave radiation (Q*) site
1 or site 2
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b) Where is there a surplus of radiant energy (Q* positive)? Where is there
a deficit (Q* negative).
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c) What happens to the surplus?
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d) Why from year to year does the equator not get hotter nor the poles
colder?
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2. a) What is the fundamental difference between conduction and convection?
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b) What are the effects of these two processes on the atmosphere - near
surface environment?
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3. a) What is the energy balance?
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b) How is it a statement of energy conservation?
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c) What are the 3 modes of energy transfer involved in the energy balance?
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4. Using the web resources, generate global maps of average annual:
latent
heat flux (QE), sensible
heat flux (QH) and ground
heat flux (QG). For each, briefly describe and explain the
global patterns: how they vary with latitude, differences between land
and water, and any other significant patterns.
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5. a) What is the Bowen ratio?
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b) If a surface has a Bowen ratio (b)
of 0.25 is the surface likely to have water available?
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c) If b=
10 are we more likely to be in a desert or a wetland?
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6. a) Like the radiation and energy balances, it is possible to write a
statement of conservation for water. Write down the equation for the water
balance.
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b) What term links the energy and water balances?
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