NATS 101

Lecture 5

Greenhouse Effect and Earth-Atmo Energy Balance
and
the Seasons
Review Items
New Business
Modes of Heat Transfer
Latent Heat Take 2
General Laws of Radiation
SunŐs Radiation Spectrum
Sun - Earth Radiation Spectra
What is Radiative Temperature of Sun if Max Emission Occurs at 0.5 mm?
How Much More Energy is Emitted by the Sun than the Earth?
Radiative Equilibrium
Radiative Equilibrium (cont.)
Why Selective, Discrete Absorption/Emission?
Energy States for Atoms
Energy States for Molecules
Selective Absorption
Absorption
Total Atmospheric Absorption
Global Solar Radiation Balance     (Only half of Solar Radiation SR reaches the surface)
Atmosphere Heated from Below
Global Atmo Energy Balance
Summary
NATS 101
Intro to Weather and Climate

Next subject:
The Seasons
Supplemental References for TodayŐs Lecture
Reasons for Seasons
Eccentricity of Orbit
Slide 27
Solar Zenith Angle
Beam Spreading
Beam Spreading
Atmospheric Path Length
Length of Day
Day Hours at Solstices - US Sites
Path of Sun
Noon Zenith Angle at Solstices
Is Longest Day the Hottest Day?
Annual Energy Balance
Summary
Assignments for Next Lectures