IS ALBEDO (REFLECTIVITY) A GEOGRAPHIC VARIABLE?

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IS ALBEDO (REFLECTIVITY) A GEOGRAPHIC VARIABLE?. 1. Greatest at poles, least in tropical and equatorial regions. Greatest at poles, least in tropical and equatorial regions. Greater in southern polar regions than northern polar regions. WHERE DOES THE INSOLATION GO?. Sinks of Insolation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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IS ALBEDO (REFLECTIVITY) AGEOGRAPHIC VARIABLE?

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Latitude

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70-8

0°N

60-7

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10°S

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30-4

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40-5

0°S

50-6

0°S

60-7

0°S

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0°S

80-9

0°S

Latitude

Alb

edo

(%)

0

20

40

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80

0

20

40

60

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80-9

0°N

70-8

0°N

60-7

0°N

50-6

0°N

40-5

0°N

30-4

0°N

20-3

0°N

10-2

0°N

0-10

°N0-

10°S

10-2

0°S

20-3

0°S

30-4

0°S

40-5

0°S

50-6

0°S

60-7

0°S

70-8

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80-9

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1. Greatest at poles, least in tropical and equatorial regions.

Latitude

Alb

edo

(%)

0

20

40

60

80

0

20

40

60

80

80-9

0°N

70-8

0°N

60-7

0°N

50-6

0°N

40-5

0°N

30-4

0°N

20-3

0°N

10-2

0°N

0-10

°N0-

10°S

10-2

0°S

20-3

0°S

30-4

0°S

40-5

0°S

50-6

0°S

60-7

0°S

70-8

0°S

80-9

0°S

1. Greatest at poles, least in tropical and equatorial regions.2. Greater in southern polar regions than northern polar regions.

ARCTIC OCEAN ANTARCTIC CONTINENT

VEGETATION COVER

Deserts

TropicalRainforests

WHAT CAN YOU SEE?

WHERE DOES THE INSOLATION GO?

Sinks of Insolation

1. Sensible Heat Flux.

2. Ground Heat Flux.

3. Latent Heat Flux.

1. Sensible Heat Flux.

2. Ground Heat Flux.

3. Latent Heat Flux.

Changing the temperature of the air.

1. Sensible Heat Flux.

2. Ground Heat Flux.

3. Latent Heat Flux.

Changing the temperature of the air.

Changing the temperature of the planetary surface.Continents and Oceans

1. Sensible Heat Flux.

2. Ground Heat Flux.

3. Latent Heat Flux.

Changing the temperature of the air.

Changing the temperature of the planetary surface.Continents and Oceans

Changing the state of water (solid, liquid, gas)without any change in temperature!

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