Heat budget is immensely important

2/26/03


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Atmosphere-ocean interactions

Ocean-atmosphere interactions

Heat budget is immensely important

Heat exchange mechanisms

Heat exchange mechanisms

Structure of earth’s atmosphere Temperature (T)

Structure of earth’s atmosphere Pressure (P)

Chemical composition of atmosphere (in weight percent)

Distribution of constituents in dry air

Variations in atmospheric composition

Importance of variations in atmospheric composition

Source of heat (energy) in ocean-atmosphere system

Source of heat (energy) in ocean-atmosphere system

What happens to the shortwave radiation from the sun?

What happens to the shortwave radiation from the sun?

Atmosphere-ocean system is not heating up at a rate commensurate with the amount added daily by insolation

Heat exchange methods

Heat exchange methods

Greenhouse effect

Atmosphere’s heat balance

Global average heat budget

Author: Steven Wojtal

Email: steven.wojtal@oberlin.edu

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