Reading:
A&B: Ch2,3
Radiation - General
Atmospheric Influences on Radiation
Radiation Balance
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I. Electromagnetic Spectrum
II. Radiation Laws
[Problems]
Stefan Boltzmann’s Law
Wien’s Displacement Law
Kirchoff’s Law
III. Scattering
Mie and Rayleigh
IV. Atmospheric Window
V. Radiation Balance(animation)
VI. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Radiation Receipt
Top of Earth's atmosphere vs. Earth's surface
Solar constant
Global patterns
Seasons
Day and Night (diurnal cycle)
Clear vs. Cloudy conditions
RADIATION: BASIC CONCEPTS
- Light and Optics Reflection, scattering, refraction, diffraction
- Earth's radiation budget
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
- Carbon dioxide Information analysis center (links to many sites related to Carbon dioxide, greenhouse effect and global warming)
- Greenhouse Effect
SPATIAL PATTERNS
- Display maps of the surface radiation budget fluxes and related variable using sample data to look at spatial patterns and controlsd. Select a variable from the list: (short, long, net all-wave radiation, cloud amount surface albedo, etc.) for either January or July. Read the text below the maps, which highlights the most important features.
- Generate similar maps using the Climatic atlas: Select a statistic (monthly, seasonal, annual), the variable, the plot area (latitude/longitude limits), time period, and display option (fill/shade gives the clearest maps).
- USA UV map
