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The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Fig. 4.12
 Energy budget
by latitude, p. 93.
Fig 4.10 Detail of the Earth-atmosphere energy balance, p. 92.
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The Earth-Atmosphere Heating & Cooling System
More verbal description of EARTH-ATMOSPHERE ENERGY FLUX SYSTEM
Atmospheric Heating & Cooling Subsystem
Heating and cooling of EARTH SUB-SYSTEM:
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Learning objectives
Fig. 5.2
Temperature scales, p. 109.
Determinants of Daily and Seasonal Surface Air Temperature Patterns
Isotherms
Fig. 4.14 Daily radiation curves.
Principal Temperature Controls
Surface winds in the two hemispheres
Coriolis Animation: part 1
Coriolis Animation: part 2
The Coriolis Effect
Figure 6.7a  Pressure gradient, p. 137.
Figure 6.7b  Pressure gradient + Coriolis forces (upper level winds), p. 137.
Figure 6.7c  Pressure gradient + Coriolis + friction forces (surface winds), p. 137.
Upper Air Geostrophic Wind in N. Hemisphere
Temperature change for past 1800 years
Temperature over past 1000 years
Global temperature and radiative forcing
Ocean vs land heat content
Various temperature graphs
Patterns of climate change