IS ALBEDO (REFLECTIVITY) A GEOGRAPHIC VARIABLE?
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IS ALBEDO (REFLECTIVITY) AGEOGRAPHIC VARIABLE?
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Alb
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Latitude
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80-9
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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
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40-5
0°S
50-6
0°S
60-7
0°S
70-8
0°S
80-9
0°S
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Latitude
Alb
edo
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0
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80
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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
0°S
80-9
0°S
1. Greatest at poles, least in tropical and equatorial regions.
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Latitude
Alb
edo
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0
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40
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80
0
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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
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.
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ARCTIC OCEAN ANTARCTIC CONTINENT
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VEGETATION COVER
Deserts
TropicalRainforests
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WHAT CAN YOU SEE?
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WHERE DOES THE INSOLATION GO?
Sinks of Insolation
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1. Sensible Heat Flux.
2. Ground Heat Flux.
3. Latent Heat Flux.
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1. Sensible Heat Flux.
2. Ground Heat Flux.
3. Latent Heat Flux.
Changing the temperature of the air.
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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
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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!